Makalawena Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.79° N 156.04° W

Makalawena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makalawena sea temperature is
27.7° C
1.1° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 6AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
18
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
NNE
7
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.6
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
147
152
40
19
143
133
59
53
52
224
127
124
121
54
51
37
35
26
39
58
112
110
77
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
0
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
0
N
5
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
NW
5
NNE
0
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNE
0
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:49AM0.62m
12:03PM0.64m
11:29PM0.26m
12:58PM0.68m
Low Tide
2:09AM0.16m
3:15AM0.18m
8:38PM0.25m
4:44AM0.18m
8:45PM0.21m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:49
6:47
6:46
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
26
28
28
28
27
27
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
29
30
30
31
30
31
31
30
30
31
31
31
31
29
31
30
31
31
31
31
30
31
31
31
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