Makalawena Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.79° N 156.04° W

Makalawena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makalawena sea temperature is
27.9°C
1.2° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 4AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (25 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.4
NW
9
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.5
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
5
0.7
S
18
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
28
27
25
33
49
49
34
23
21
0
0
31
33
28
18
0
44
44
22
22
33
31
27
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
N
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
SW
10
ENE
5
E
0
W
5
SW
5
SW
0
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
0
NNE
5
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
SE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:16AM0.36m
2:46PM0.78m
2:51AM0.41m
3:15PM0.79m
3:25AM0.47m
3:42PM0.78m
Low Tide
7:39AM0.10m
9:39PM0.14m
8:20AM0.08m
9:58PM0.11m
9:00AM0.08m
10:18PM0.10m
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thunderstorm
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clear
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rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:44
6:43
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
26
27
29
29
28
27
26
25
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
25
26
27
27
26
26
26
Feels °C
32
30
30
32
33
32
31
30
29
29
29
31
30
29
30
28
28
27
29
30
29
29
30
30
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