Makalawena Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.79° N 156.04° W

Makalawena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makalawena sea temperature is
27.4° 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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 6PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (08 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.6
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.4
W
11
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
13
36
55
43
107
145
133
22
30
30
38
32
29
30
33
37
40
34
39
43
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
0
WSW
5
ESE
0
SSW
5
N
5
WSW
0
S
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
S
5
SW
0
WNW
5
N
0
ENE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
ENE
Wind State
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:05PM0.81m
00:47AM0.29m
1:56PM0.86m
1:52AM0.32m
2:42PM0.90m
Low Tide
8:44PM0.19m
6:14AM0.06m
9:17PM0.14m
7:17AM0.03m
9:48PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:57
6:55
6:55
 mm
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
27
27
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
27
Feels °C
31
30
32
32
31
32
30
32
31
31
31
31
31
31
30
31
31
31
30
32
31
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