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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 1 am Sunday 05 Apr 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
24.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Makalawena today?
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 5AM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (05 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 9 | 20 | 49 | 30 | 8 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 18 | 11 | 31 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 17 | 40 | 15 | 38 | 69 | 129 | 127 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | glass | cross- off | cross | on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:06AM 0.40 | 6:10PM 0.72 | 5:30AM 0.35 | 6:54PM 0.69 | 5:51AM 0.31 | 7:50PM 0.65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:19AM 0.22 | 10:53AM 0.09 | 1:12AM 0.25 | 11:17AM 0.11 | 2:25AM 0.27 | 11:44AM 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
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