Surf Forecast Surf Report

Makalawena surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 10 May 2025 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
26.0° 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 2PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (10 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (10 May)3ft (0.9m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
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
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.3
SW
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NE
0.3
SW
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.7
NE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NE
Period(s) (?)66667667788888887787777777777877717777766666677715887777788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)3636365169645068861131001301491229591938464861341177054414154778672846644463230707045474729363734464935393948565447336986616167
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
0
E
5
SSE
0
ESE
0
SSE
5
WNW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
NNW
5
N
5
S
5
SE
5
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
0
NNW
5
E
5
SE
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
0
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SW
0
SSW
5
W
10
SW
15
S
10
WNW
10
NW
5
S
5
SSE
10
W
15
NW
5
WNW
15
S
10
SSW
15
NNW
0
W
5
ESE
5
SSE
15
W
10
WNW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SSW
15
SW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
crossglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
onglasscross-
off
offcross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
off
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
off
crosscross-
on
glassoffglassononcrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:09AM
0.46
3:05PM
0.76
2:43AM
0.43
3:36PM
0.79
3:15AM
0.39
4:08PM
0.81
3:47AM
0.36
4:42PM
0.81
4:19AM
0.33
5:19PM
0.80
4:52AM
0.30
6:00PM
0.78
5:31AM
0.28
6:44PM
0.76
6:27AM
0.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:05AM
0.08
9:46PM
0.20
8:29AM
0.07
10:27PM
0.18
8:54AM
0.06
11:08PM
0.18
9:21AM
0.06
11:52PM
0.18
9:49AM
0.07
12:39AM
0.19
10:19AM
0.08
1:34AM
0.20
10:52AM
0.10
2:35AM
0.20
11:30AM
0.14
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise-5:50-------5:50-------5:48-------5:48-------5:48-------5:48-------5:48-------5:47--
Sunset----6:50-------6:51-------6:51-------6:51-------6:52-------6:52-------6:52-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242426262525242424252626262525242424252525252524242526252525252524242626262424242425252626252424242526262625242423242625
Feels °C (?)262627272627272627282827282827272726272726272828272726262728272726272927262626272627262927262427262727272825252625262626
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