Makalawena surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 27 Apr 2026 HST
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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
25.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Makalawena today?

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 8AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (27 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
93
89
88
85
85
84
84
84
83
58
26
26
30
26
27
41
42
43
43
55
53
52
36
34
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NE
0
SSE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
0
WSW
5
S
5
NNE
0
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
0
ENE
5
NE
5
N
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
10
S
0
NNW
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
00:52AM0.61m
1:59PM0.61m
1:32AM0.57m
2:32PM0.68m
2:08AM0.52m
3:02PM0.75m
Low Tide
7:28AM0.09m
7:53PM0.23m
7:51AM0.07m
8:44PM0.21m
8:13AM0.06m
9:30PM0.19m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
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5:56
5:56
5:56
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6:45
6:45
6:45
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
23
23
24
25
25
25
24
24
26
26
27
26
26
26
28
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
26
27
26
25
26
26
27
27
25
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
6
Energy kJ
54
62
74
50
47
53
50
32
30
29
26
26
30
26
27
41
42
43
43
55
53
30
33
27
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
SW
11
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
Energy kJ
93
89
88
85
85
84
84
84
83
58
39
38
37
37
37
36
36
36
12
7
20
52
36
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
10
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NW
10
0.3
NW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
NW
14
0.3
NW
13
0.3
NW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
3
Energy kJ
33
32
32
19
19
19
18
17
7
17
16
11
10
10
21
29
28
27
36
21
10
12
25
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
3
0.3
W
9
0.5
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.3
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
14
12
19
26
7
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
19
19
0
100
103
100
0
0
0
0
12
104
104
104
99
0
0
0
0
104
104
104
0
99
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
9
8
6
5
5
5
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