Makalawena Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.79° N 156.04° W

Makalawena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makalawena sea temperature is
27.6°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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 6AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.8
NNE
7
0.5
SW
15
0.7
NNE
7
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
1.1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
130
59
53
113
112
57
110
40
113
112
110
104
91
86
86
86
86
86
86
58
84
79
81
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
W
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
E
10
NE
5
NE
5
NW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
SW
0
WNW
5
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:14AM0.62m
5:03PM0.63m
5:56AM0.66m
5:30PM0.55m
6:44AM0.67m
5:58PM0.47m
Low Tide
11:01PM0.07m
11:07AM0.17m
11:24PM0.06m
11:58AM0.22m
11:50PM0.07m
1:00PM0.27m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:40
6:39
6:38
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
27
28
27
27
26
26
25
26
27
28
28
27
26
26
26
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
28
27
28
30
29
30
30
30
28
28
29
31
31
31
29
28
28
29
29
30
31
31
31
31
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