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Makalawena Surf Forecast
/ HAW – Big Island (60 breaks) / Hawaii (267 breaks) /
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Makalawena surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 11AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 9 | 38 | 83 | 129 | 127 | 119 | 107 | 146 | 171 | 167 | 160 | 191 | 180 | 175 | 172 | 170 | 130 | 116 | 114 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- off | cross- on | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:51AM 0.31 | 7:50PM 0.65 | 6:09AM 0.27 | 9:01PM 0.63 | 8:45AM 0.24 | 10:20PM 0.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:25AM 0.27 | 11:44AM 0.14 | 4:36AM 0.27 | 12:16PM 0.17 | 6:39AM 0.24 | 1:12PM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 |
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