Makalawena Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.79° N 156.04° W

Makalawena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makalawena sea temperature is
27.4° 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 10PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
12
0.5
SW
16
0.4
WNW
12
0.5
NNE
5
0.4
SW
16
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
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
130
47
13
93
130
147
152
40
19
143
133
59
53
52
224
127
124
85
82
82
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
WNW
0
SSW
5
SSW
0
SW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
WNW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
9:26AM0.61m
10:49AM0.62m
12:03PM0.64m
Low Tide
2:09AM0.16m
3:15AM0.18m
8:38PM0.25m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:49
6:49
6:47
 mm
Temp °C
28
28
28
27
26
26
26
26
27
28
27
26
26
26
26
26
28
28
27
26
26
Feels °C
31
31
32
31
30
30
31
30
30
31
30
30
29
29
30
30
31
31
29
29
31
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