Makalawena Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.79° N 156.04° W

Makalawena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makalawena sea temperature is
26.8° C
0.7° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 2PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
130
126
89
87
87
87
87
86
55
37
39
40
41
33
32
24
50
37
36
35
41
40
Wind (km/h)
0
ESE
5
NE
5
NW
5
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
NNE
5
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
SW
0
ESE
5
E
5
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:09AM0.48m
6:50PM0.67m
8:11AM0.52m
7:20PM0.57m
9:19AM0.56m
7:48PM0.48m
Low Tide
12:27PM0.22m
1:43AM0.10m
1:31PM0.30m
2:14AM0.11m
2:59PM0.36m
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5:54
5:54
5:54
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7:05
7:05
7:05
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Temp °C
26
26
28
27
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
30
30
31
30
29
30
29
28
29
30
29
27
29
28
29
29
28
29
29
28
29
28
29
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