Makalawena Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.79° N 156.04° W

Makalawena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makalawena sea temperature is
27.7°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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 3PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (04 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
1.7
S
12
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
49
51
49
0
46
36
30
31
31
32
32
33
39
39
836
836
880
925
1025
1075
1228
1069
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
0
SE
10
WSW
10
NNW
10
NNE
0
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNW
5
NNE
0
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
0
NNE
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
N
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:26AM0.70m
9:25PM0.26m
11:46AM0.74m
11:54PM0.28m
12:47PM0.78m
Low Tide
7:14PM0.25m
3:19AM0.14m
7:46PM0.20m
4:58AM0.14m
8:14PM0.15m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:36
6:35
6:35
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
28
27
28
26
26
26
26
26
28
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
27
Feels °C
29
31
31
30
31
30
30
29
29
29
30
30
30
29
30
30
30
31
31
31
30
31
32
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