Makalawena Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.79° N 156.04° W

Makalawena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makalawena sea temperature is
27.7° C
1.1° 

Makalawena surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Makalawena today (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 10AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
10
0.6
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
W
10
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
W
10
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
224
127
124
121
54
51
38
37
27
51
110
112
110
82
82
121
156
111
105
76
72
77
Wind (km/h)
0
NNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
0
WSW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
E
0
ESE
10
SSE
0
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
0
ENE
5
SE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:03PM0.64m
11:29PM0.26m
12:58PM0.68m
00:53AM0.29m
1:40PM0.72m
Low Tide
3:15AM0.18m
8:38PM0.25m
4:44AM0.18m
8:45PM0.21m
5:58AM0.15m
9:01PM0.18m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:47
6:46
6:45
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
30
31
31
31
31
31
33
30
29
30
31
32
32
32
32
32
29
31
31
32
32
31
31
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