Makalawena Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.79° N 156.04° W

Makalawena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makalawena sea temperature is
27.0° 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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 4AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
111
90
61
108
83
70
62
44
36
59
58
47
35
154
152
152
150
138
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
SSW
0
WSW
5
N
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
glassy
High Tide
3:41AM0.37m
4:17PM0.82m
4:18AM0.40m
4:45PM0.81m
Low Tide
10:48PM0.14m
9:09AM0.06m
11:12PM0.13m
9:46AM0.07m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:01
7:01
7:00
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
28
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
32
31
31
30
30
31
30
31
29
29
30
30
31
30
30
29
30
31
32
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