Makalawena Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.79° N 156.04° W

Makalawena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makalawena sea temperature is
27.8°C
1.0° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 3AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (08 Sep)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (08 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon night, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
3
2
!
!
!
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
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)
1.9
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
11
2.5
WSW
11
1.8
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
SW
8
1.4
SW
8
1.3
SW
8
0.8
WNW
8
1
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.4
W
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.5
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1533
2483
5015
3666
3060
2253
1724
650
426
297
232
186
67
102
77
12
15
27
41
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
0
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:57AM0.40m
2:18PM0.82m
2:40AM0.48m
2:55PM0.80m
Low Tide
8:41PM0.12m
7:21AM0.09m
9:06PM0.09m
8:14AM0.08m
9:31PM0.07m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
<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>
6:34
6:32
6:31
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
29
28
28
28
28
29
29
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
26
Feels °C
33
31
28
27
27
27
28
28
29
32
31
32
32
32
31
31
30
31
30
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