Makalawena surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 HST
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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
25.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Makalawena today?

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 4AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (13 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (13 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.5
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
NW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.4
NE
0.7
S
0.3
NNE
0.2
WSW
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)131211111111111110101010101014151012129124712
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6265116737376767568535352503635333400210350
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
0
WNW
5
SW
10
SSW
0
SW
5
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
0
WSW
0
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscrossglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
glassglassglassoncross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise---6:07-------6:07-------6:05----
Sunset------6:40-------6:40-------6:42-
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
2-----------------------
Temp. °C242424252526262625242425262626252424242425252524
Feels °C (?)262626282727272828272629292728282728282828282928
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