Makalawena Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.79° N 156.04° W

Makalawena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makalawena sea temperature is
27.1° C
0.9° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 12AM is: 0.3m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.7
NNE
6
0.5
SW
16
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
1.2
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
36
58
58
36
29
154
152
152
150
138
129
31
127
38
44
183
178
99
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
NW
0
E
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
SSW
10
W
5
WSW
0
NW
5
N
10
NNE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
4:18AM0.40m
4:45PM0.81m
4:57AM0.44m
5:12PM0.77m
Low Tide
11:12PM0.13m
9:46AM0.07m
11:35PM0.12m
10:24AM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:01
7:00
7:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
28
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
28
28
27
26
26
Feels °C
32
32
29
30
31
30
29
29
29
31
32
30
30
30
31
31
31
30
28
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