Makalawena surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 28 Feb 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
24.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Makalawena today?

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 11AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (28 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (28 Feb)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
WNW
0.7
NNE
0.6
NW
0.6
NNE
0.5
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
Period(s) (?)101010101010101014131313111111121011101313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12188758585656785100881191211191171159588776584167152147147
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
0
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
S
10
S
5
SW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
10
SW
10
S
5
SW
0
WNW
0
SSW
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
ESE
5
NNE
0
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassonononcross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
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High Tide
/ height (m)
2:09AM
0.82
2:23PM
0.40
2:48AM
0.83
3:04PM
0.46
3:23AM
0.81
3:41PM
0.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:13AM
0.12
7:48PM
0.07
9:38AM
0.10
8:38PM
0.07
10:01AM
0.08
9:23PM
0.08
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tue
03
Sunrise-6:43-------6:43-------6:43------
Sunset----6:28-------6:29-------6:29---
clear
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232325252524232323232524252423232323242425242423
Feels °C (?)252626262726242525252726262726272626262728272726
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