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Makalawena surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 15 Jan 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
26.1° C
 (Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Makalawena today?

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 5PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (15 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (15 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
0
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NW
1.3
WNW
1.6
NW
1.3
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
2
NW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
WNW
0.9
NW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)121212121616161515151414141414141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1414366785202384218521571692142113251179951733540507463440337257222222175175113
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
5
ENE
15
N
15
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
W
5
WSW
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		onglasscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:57PM
0.30
2:58AM
0.80
2:38PM
0.31
3:31AM
0.83
3:15PM
0.33
4:03AM
0.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:48AM
0.20
7:22PM
0.08
10:14AM
0.17
8:04PM
0.05
10:41AM
0.15
8:42PM
0.03
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-------7:01-------7:01-------7:01
Sunset--6:05-------6:06-------6:06-----
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
11----------------------
Temp. °C242223232121202023232321212120202323232121212121
Feels °C (?)242423221716161620222219202018192223232020212121
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