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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 Monday 01 Dec 2025 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
26.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Makalawena today?
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 3PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (01 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (01 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 773 | 744 | 1120 | 485 | 757 | 667 | 521 | 478 | 357 | 253 | 142 | 125 | 105 | 123 | 163 | 157 | 103 | 105 | 101 | 94 | 92 | 171 | 199 | 353 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:30PM 0.45 | 1:59AM 0.83 | 1:26PM 0.41 | 2:42AM 0.91 | 2:18PM 0.37 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:45AM 0.26 | 6:42PM 0.02 | 8:48AM 0.20 | 7:20PM -0.01 | 9:44AM 0.16 | 8:00PM -0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thu 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
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