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Makalawena Surf Forecast
/ HAW – Big Island (60 breaks) / Hawaii (267 breaks) /
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Makalawena surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 04 May 2026 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Makalawena today?
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 6PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 17 | |
42 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 84 | 103 | 93 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 84 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 24 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 5:49PM0.76m | 5:20AM0.30m | 6:32PM0.73m | 6:01AM0.28m | 7:19PM0.70m | 7:07AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18AM0.08m | 1:13AM0.21m | 10:47AM0.11m | 2:15AM0.22m | 11:19AM0.14m | 3:26AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — |
 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | 6:49 |
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Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 137 | 99 | 24 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 93 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 84 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 41 | 40 | 131 | 131 | 201 | 146 | 127 | 172 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NW 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 17 |
| kJ | 17 | 19 | 98 | 86 | 85 | 103 | 25 | 15 | 49 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 102 | 59 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 42 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 84 | 53 | 50 | 50 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 53 | 25 | 25 | 39 | 24 | 42 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 35 | 24 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 38 | 103 | 100 | 100 | 21 | 38 | 14 | 12 | 57 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 0 |
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