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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 1 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 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
25.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Makalawena today?
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 6AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
152 | 113 | 118 | 118 | 102 | 121 | 121 | 116 | 71 | 73 | 171 | 169 | 169 | 167 | 74 | 72 | 92 | 89 | 88 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:09PM0.67m | 12:40PM0.42m | 00:05AM0.64m | 1:23PM0.52m | 00:52AM0.61m | 1:59PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33AM0.13m | 5:35PM0.26m | 7:02AM0.11m | 6:52PM0.25m | 7:28AM0.09m | 7:53PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
 kJ | 152 | 111 | 108 | 103 | 76 | 84 | 82 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 56 | 56 | 69 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 67 | 52 | 51 | 37 | 48 | 53 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 18 | 113 | 111 | 106 | 102 | 70 | 121 | 116 | 146 | 142 | 171 | 169 | 169 | 167 | 136 | 133 | 92 | 89 | 88 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 45 | 97 | 118 | 118 | 164 | 121 | 66 | 65 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 33 | 19 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 25 | 99 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 104 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
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