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Makalawena surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
How big are the waves at Makalawena today?
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 2PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
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Morning (10 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Afternoon (10 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Evening (10 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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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 | 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Energy (?) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 51 | 69 | 64 | 50 | 68 | 86 | 113 | 100 | 130 | 149 | 122 | 95 | 91 | 93 | 84 | 64 | 86 | 134 | 117 | 70 | 54 | 41 | 41 | 54 | 77 | 86 | 72 | 84 | 66 | 44 | 46 | 32 | 30 | 70 | 70 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 29 | 36 | 37 | 34 | 46 | 49 | 35 | 39 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 54 | 47 | 33 | 69 | 86 | 61 | 61 | 67 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | off | cross- on | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | off | glass | on | on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:09AM 0.46 | 3:05PM 0.76 | 2:43AM 0.43 | 3:36PM 0.79 | 3:15AM 0.39 | 4:08PM 0.81 | 3:47AM 0.36 | 4:42PM 0.81 | 4:19AM 0.33 | 5:19PM 0.80 | 4:52AM 0.30 | 6:00PM 0.78 | 5:31AM 0.28 | 6:44PM 0.76 | 6:27AM 0.26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:05AM 0.08 | 9:46PM 0.20 | 8:29AM 0.07 | 10:27PM 0.18 | 8:54AM 0.06 | 11:08PM 0.18 | 9:21AM 0.06 | 11:52PM 0.18 | 9:49AM 0.07 | 12:39AM 0.19 | 10:19AM 0.08 | 1:34AM 0.20 | 10:52AM 0.10 | 2:35AM 0.20 | 11:30AM 0.14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunrise | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - |
Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C (?) | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
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