Makalawena Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.79° N 156.04° W

Makalawena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makalawena sea temperature is
27.7°C
0.9° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 10AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (03 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (03 Sep)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 Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
82
80
70
73
78
67
56
53
56
47
42
56
77
58
42
33
32
25
35
35
34
33
32
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
SW
5
W
5
N
5
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
W
5
WNW
5
SW
10
S
5
ENE
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
SSW
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
8:58AM0.68m
6:59PM0.32m
10:26AM0.70m
9:25PM0.26m
11:46AM0.74m
Low Tide
00:59AM0.09m
5:04PM0.31m
1:54AM0.12m
7:14PM0.25m
3:19AM0.14m
7:46PM0.20m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<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>
6:37
6:36
6:35
 mm
Temp °C
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
26
27
28
28
27
26
26
26
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
30
29
29
30
32
32
31
29
30
28
29
30
30
30
29
29
29
28
29
30
30
31
31
30
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