Makalawena surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 03 Apr 2026 HST
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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
24.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Makalawena today?

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 3AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (04 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (04 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


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Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NNE
0.4
NE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.8
NNE
0.3
SW
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.3
SW
0.3
NE
0.4
NNE
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.3
NW
0.4
NW
Period(s) (?)78558151551575518771616161616661413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)93184428233333313361211349820414040404016133146
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
0
ENE
0
SSE
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
0
WNW
0
NE
0
NE
0
SW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
N
5
ENE
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
glassglassonglassglassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:59PM
0.76
4:41AM
0.45
5:33PM
0.75
5:06AM
0.40
6:10PM
0.72
5:30AM
0.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:33PM
0.19
10:31AM
0.08
12:19AM
0.22
10:53AM
0.09
1:12AM
0.25
11:17AM
0.11
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise-----6:15-------6:13-------6:13--
Sunset6:37-------6:38-------6:38-------
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232322222122242323232322222222232323232222232424
Feels °C (?)252625242123252424252524242423232423252323252524
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