Makalawena Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.79° N 156.04° W

Makalawena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 11 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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 4AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (12 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
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)
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
181
178
178
178
183
91
92
49
68
68
68
68
53
52
68
30
30
29
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
W
5
NW
0
SW
5
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:35AM0.67m
4:29PM0.63m
5:12AM0.70m
4:56PM0.55m
Low Tide
10:19PM0.05m
10:36AM0.14m
10:41PM0.06m
11:23AM0.19m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:29
6:28
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
26
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
30
30
28
27
28
30
29
28
29
30
28
29
29
30
30
30
30
30
30
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