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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 am Saturday 28 Mar 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
25.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Makalawena today?
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 12PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 Mar) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tue 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 103 | 54 | 54 | 48 | 166 | 197 | 151 | 131 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 132 | 163 | 196 | 248 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 294 | 294 | 289 | 289 | 289 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:38PM 0.42 | 1:37AM 0.73 | 2:16PM 0.50 | 2:15AM 0.71 | 2:51PM 0.58 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:00AM 0.12 | 6:53PM 0.17 | 8:25AM 0.10 | 7:50PM 0.15 | 8:47AM 0.08 | 8:40PM 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tue 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
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