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Makalawena Surf Forecast
/ HAW – Big Island (60 breaks) / Hawaii (267 breaks) /
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Makalawena surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Makalawena surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Makalawena sea temperature is
25.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Makalawena today?
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 12PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NNE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | |
73 | 171 | 169 | 169 | 167 | 72 | 97 | 93 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 58 | 26 | 26 | 32 | 32 | 65 | 62 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 1:23PM0.52m | 00:52AM0.61m | 1:59PM0.61m | 1:32AM0.57m | 2:32PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:02AM0.11m | 6:52PM0.25m | 7:28AM0.09m | 7:53PM0.23m | 7:51AM0.07m | 8:44PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
 kJ | 73 | 73 | 73 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 50 | 47 | 50 | 49 | 40 | 36 | 35 | 26 | 26 | 32 | 32 | 65 | 62 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 142 | 171 | 169 | 169 | 167 | 136 | 97 | 93 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 58 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WNW 14 | SSE 11 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 33 | 32 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | W 9 | WSW 2 | — | W 9 | — | WSW 9 | SSE 6 | — | W 8 | WNW 8 | — | WSW 8 | SSE 11 | NW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | 14 | 1 | — | 6 | — | 7 | 6 | — | 5 | 6 | — | 6 | 47 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 99 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 104 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 0 | 12 | 19 |
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