Makalawena Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.79° N 156.04° W

Makalawena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makalawena sea temperature is
27.2° 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 3PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (01 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1
NNE
7
1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
14
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
77
59
91
72
85
91
88
96
66
70
81
77
64
64
68
50
47
35
35
34
32
27
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
E
0
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
S
0
NNE
5
NW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
W
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:39AM0.48m
5:39PM0.72m
6:24AM0.51m
6:05PM0.65m
7:15AM0.55m
6:33PM0.57m
Low Tide
11:05AM0.16m
00:23AM0.10m
11:52AM0.22m
00:48AM0.09m
12:48PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:00
7:00
6:59
 mm
Temp °C
26
27
28
28
28
26
26
26
25
26
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
26
27
26
26
26
25
Feels °C
29
30
31
30
31
28
27
28
28
29
28
29
30
29
29
28
28
29
29
27
28
30
28
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