Makalawena surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 27 Oct 2025 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
26.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Makalawena today?

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 9AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (27 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Evening (27 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

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Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
NNE
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
Period(s) (?)111117171212121216166111111554551110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30301471474036353512287153131301194553027252524
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
WNW
5
W
5
S
0
ESE
5
S
5
NW
10
N
10
NE
5
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
W
10
NNW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:36AM
0.67
7:00PM
0.25
8:41AM
0.66
9:53PM
0.26
9:49AM
0.65
11:38PM
0.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:18PM
0.24
11:59PM
0.18
5:23PM
0.21
1:12AM
0.23
5:55PM
0.18
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
Sunrise-6:22-------6:22-------6:22------
Sunset----5:52-------5:52-------5:51---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252526272626252524252726262525252425262726252524
Feels °C (?)272728302930282926262926262628272627282927272727
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