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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 pm Tuesday 19 May 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
26.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Makalawena today?
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 12AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 16 | S 16 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | S 15 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | |
39 | 47 | 47 | 37 | 22 | 25 | 57 | 91 | 103 | 118 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 122 | 136 | 145 | 192 | 170 | 155 | 0 | 141 | 150 | 118 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 6:32AM0.28m | 7:22PM0.82m | 7:56AM0.29m | 8:17PM0.76m | 9:38AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03AM0.14m | 11:37AM0.09m | 3:05AM0.14m | 12:36PM0.17m | 4:00AM0.14m | 1:55PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — |
 | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 |
1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 14 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
 kJ | 242 | 239 | 47 | 37 | 213 | 25 | 57 | 91 | 103 | 118 | 66 | 203 | 134 | 132 | 201 | 124 | 174 | 159 | 157 | 157 | 155 | 106 | 101 | 97 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 39 | 47 | 233 | 213 | 22 | 158 | 156 | 107 | 104 | 102 | 137 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 102 | 98 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 13 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 16 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 103 | 62 | 103 | 103 | 97 | 68 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 5 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 16 | 15 | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 70 | 111 | 132 | 122 | 136 | 145 | 192 | 170 | 155 | 111 | 141 | 150 | 118 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 12 | 12 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 16 |
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