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Makalawena Surf Forecast
/ HAW – Big Island (60 breaks) / Hawaii (267 breaks) /
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Makalawena surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 17 Nov 2025 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Makalawena surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Makalawena sea temperature is
26.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Makalawena today?
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 3PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 84 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 75 | 73 | 79 | 76 | 40 | 48 | 54 | 51 | 46 | 85 | 84 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 157 | 207 | 136 | 192 | 200 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:22AM 0.74 | 1:52PM 0.43 | 2:51AM 0.78 | 2:28PM 0.40 | 3:21AM 0.81 | 3:02PM 0.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:58AM 0.22 | 7:44PM 0.07 | 9:40AM 0.19 | 8:09PM 0.06 | 10:19AM 0.18 | 8:36PM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thu 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
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