Makalawena surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 16 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
25.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Makalawena today?

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 2AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NNE
0.5
S
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.4
W
Period(s) (?)414551313131414131213131313121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)40191459575561100817881858481757145464571412341
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
SE
10
S
5
SSE
5
N
10
NNW
10
W
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
SW
0
NNE
5
E
0
SE
10
SW
15
W
10
W
0
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncrosscrossglassglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:24AM
0.53
4:17PM
0.86
4:01AM
0.46
5:00PM
0.88
4:40AM
0.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:02PM
0.14
9:22AM
-0.00
10:55PM
0.15
9:52AM
-0.01
11:52PM
0.16
10:25AM
0.00
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-----6:03-------6:03-------6:03--
Sunset6:42-------6:42-------6:43-------
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------11-------------
Temp. °C242424242424262625242424242525252525242423242525
Feels °C (?)272826272727282827272728272927272829262726262726
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