Makalawena Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.79° N 156.04° W

Makalawena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makalawena sea temperature is
27.5° 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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 1PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (07 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
12
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.4
SSW
18
1
NNE
6
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
8
8
12
18
19
28
26
37
27
26
17
0
65
150
107
104
29
31
39
38
31
39
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
S
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SE
5
SE
0
ENE
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
S
0
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
12:04PM0.74m
11:08PM0.28m
1:05PM0.81m
00:47AM0.29m
1:56PM0.86m
Low Tide
3:45AM0.09m
8:07PM0.25m
5:01AM0.08m
8:44PM0.19m
6:14AM0.06m
9:17PM0.14m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:57
6:57
6:55
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
28
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
28
28
28
27
27
26
26
27
28
27
28
27
27
Feels °C
29
30
31
29
29
29
30
30
30
30
30
30
32
30
31
29
30
31
31
29
31
30
31
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