Makalawena Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.79° N 156.04° W

Makalawena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makalawena sea temperature is
27.0° C
0.8° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 1AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (28 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (28 Jul)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
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
8
0.6
NNE
8
1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
9
0.6
NE
12
0.6
NE
12
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.3
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
39
58
40
40
53
151
44
90
122
106
145
128
103
88
61
44
44
60
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
N
20
N
5
NW
5
W
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:05AM0.34m
3:48PM0.82m
3:41AM0.37m
4:17PM0.82m
Low Tide
10:24PM0.16m
8:31AM0.06m
10:48PM0.14m
9:09AM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:02
7:01
7:01
 mm
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
26
27
29
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
29
30
29
31
30
29
31
31
31
31
31
30
29
29
31
31
30
29
30
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Makalawena surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest