Makalawena Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.79° N 156.04° W

Makalawena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 03 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) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 1AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
5
0.3
SW
16
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
81
62
58
45
45
52
52
64
64
47
36
24
42
32
32
32
33
38
33
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
W
5
W
5
NNE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
N
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
0
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:59PM0.32m
10:26AM0.70m
9:25PM0.26m
11:46AM0.74m
Low Tide
1:54AM0.12m
7:14PM0.25m
3:19AM0.14m
7:46PM0.20m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:36
6:35
 mm
Temp °C
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
28
27
26
26
26
27
28
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
32
31
30
29
29
30
31
30
31
31
30
30
29
30
30
30
30
31
30
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