Makalawena surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 18 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
25.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Makalawena today?

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 6AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)121313131312121212121212141214131313141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)78818584817571454645714137429685858713195979612384
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
N
5
ENE
10
S
10
SSW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
ESE
5
S
5
WNW
10
NW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:01AM
0.46
5:00PM
0.88
4:40AM
0.40
5:47PM
0.88
5:22AM
0.34
6:39PM
0.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:55PM
0.15
9:52AM
-0.01
11:52PM
0.16
10:25AM
0.00
12:55AM
0.18
11:02AM
0.03
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise---6:03-------6:03-------6:01----
Sunset------6:43-------6:43-------6:43-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242524252525242525242324252525242424242425252525
Feels °C (?)282927272727262828272626272627262727272727272627
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