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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 pm Wednesday 08 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
25.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Makalawena today?
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 6PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 160 | 191 | 180 | 175 | 172 | 170 | 162 | 116 | 114 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 33 | 0 | 30 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 81 | 81 | 62 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:01PM 0.63 | 8:45AM 0.24 | 10:20PM 0.63 | 11:46AM 0.28 | 11:24PM 0.64 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:16PM 0.17 | 6:39AM 0.24 | 1:12PM 0.21 | 6:50AM 0.21 | 3:17PM 0.25 | 7:07AM 0.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 |
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