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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 pm Friday 08 May 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
26.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Makalawena today?
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 1AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | |
148 | 146 | 144 | 116 | 114 | 86 | 82 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 58 | 34 | 37 | 53 | 50 | 33 | 71 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 9:09PM0.65m | 10:58AM0.32m | 10:05PM0.63m | 12:00PM0.41m | 10:59PM0.61m | 12:43PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11AM0.18m | 2:33PM0.28m | 5:42AM0.15m | 4:29PM0.31m | 6:08AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — |
 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 |
28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | S 15 | S 14 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NW 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 18 | NNE 6 | S 18 |
 kJ | 148 | 146 | 144 | 116 | 114 | 86 | 82 | 109 | 107 | 12 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 58 | 34 | 25 | 53 | 50 | 106 | 71 | 156 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 14 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 10 | NW 11 | SSW 13 | S 4 | SSW 19 | NW 11 | SSW 18 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 90 | 188 | 131 | 129 | 83 | 47 | 109 | 60 | 59 | 107 | 42 | 42 | 58 | 58 | 35 | 34 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 2 | 118 | 33 | 102 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 11 | NW 12 | SSW 19 | NW 12 | SSW 19 | S 4 | SSW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 57 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 58 | 41 | 28 | 41 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 24 | 68 | 37 | 70 | 3 | 29 | 36 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 3 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 5 | SW 2 | S 3 | NW 2 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | — | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 7 | — | 8 | 15 | 1 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 56 | 74 | — | 71 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 25 | 98 | 0 | 38 | 100 | 103 | 112 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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