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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 Thursday 16 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
25.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Makalawena today?
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 9AM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 2s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 61 | 100 | 81 | 78 | 81 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 75 | 71 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:47AM 0.58 | 3:38PM 0.80 | 3:24AM 0.53 | 4:17PM 0.86 | 4:01AM 0.46 | 5:00PM 0.88 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:10PM 0.16 | 8:54AM 0.01 | 10:02PM 0.14 | 9:22AM -0.00 | 10:55PM 0.15 | 9:52AM -0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
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