Makalawena surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 21 Feb 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
25.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Makalawena today?

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 6PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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

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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.7
NE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.4
NW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.5
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.6
N
0.8
NNE
1
N
1.1
N
1.5
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.5
NNE
Period(s) (?)99998888121212888871816161515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13313077654544446144463535353432311041953414715378981021886
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
5
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
SSW
5
S
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
0
W
5
W
0
SW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
N
0
E
5
SSE
5
S
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassglasscross-
on
ononcrossglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:14PM
0.66
6:24AM
0.49
8:18PM
0.67
6:52AM
0.40
9:39PM
0.68
7:19AM
0.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:22PM
0.06
1:23AM
0.29
12:54PM
0.08
3:01AM
0.33
1:34PM
0.10
6:15AM
0.32
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise-------6:48-------6:48-------6:47
Sunset--6:25-------6:25-------6:25-----
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
2-1---------------------
Temp. °C232423232222222224242323222222222424232222222222
Feels °C (?)242624252424242324242425252524252424242324222222
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