Makalawena Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.79° N 156.04° W

Makalawena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makalawena sea temperature is
27.8°C
1.0° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 6AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (08 Sep)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (08 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
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2
2
0
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
11
3
WSW
11
1.8
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.5
SW
8
1.1
W
8
1.3
SW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
NE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.8
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4486
3089
2288
1733
650
377
297
169
186
75
65
36
20
20
26
35
41
41
130
137
154
154
148
32
Wind (km/h)
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
0
SSW
0
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
0
SE
5
ESE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
1:57AM0.40m
2:18PM0.82m
2:40AM0.48m
2:55PM0.80m
3:19AM0.56m
3:28PM0.76m
Low Tide
7:21AM0.09m
9:06PM0.09m
8:14AM0.08m
9:31PM0.07m
9:04AM0.09m
9:55PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:32
6:31
6:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
Temp °C
28
28
28
29
29
29
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
26
26
27
28
28
27
26
26
Feels °C
27
28
28
29
30
32
30
32
32
32
32
32
31
32
31
31
30
31
31
31
30
29
30
31
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