Makalawena Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.79° N 156.04° W

Makalawena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makalawena sea temperature is
27.9°C
1.2° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 5PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
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)
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
117
105
76
75
60
42
42
42
31
31
40
38
28
27
24
24
40
42
46
53
51
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
0
E
5
W
5
S
10
S
10
WSW
10
W
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
10
NE
5
ENE
10
SW
10
W
5
WNW
5
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:40PM0.72m
1:39AM0.32m
2:15PM0.76m
2:16AM0.36m
2:46PM0.78m
Low Tide
9:01PM0.18m
6:54AM0.12m
9:20PM0.16m
7:39AM0.10m
9:39PM0.14m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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>
6:45
6:45
6:45
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
33
33
33
32
33
32
32
30
31
31
31
32
32
32
30
31
32
31
32
31
29
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