Makalawena Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.79° N 156.04° W

Makalawena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makalawena sea temperature is
27.8°C
1.0° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 5AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (06 Sep)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (06 Sep)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
7
1.2
SW
12
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
SW
12
2
WSW
11
2.2
SW
10
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.3
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
27
29
386
712
635
689
619
1162
786
884
1266
1042
1444
1800
2567
1974
1655
904
1012
566
588
525
356
Wind (km/h)
5
S
0
NNE
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
NW
10
SSW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:54PM0.28m
12:47PM0.78m
1:07AM0.33m
1:36PM0.81m
1:57AM0.40m
2:18PM0.82m
Low Tide
4:58AM0.14m
8:14PM0.15m
6:18AM0.11m
8:41PM0.12m
7:21AM0.09m
9:06PM0.09m
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:09
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6:35
6:34
6:32
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
27
26
26
27
28
28
28
27
28
27
27
28
29
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
30
30
31
31
31
30
31
32
28
30
30
31
30
31
31
32
30
29
30
31
30
31
32
32
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