Makalawena surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 10 Nov 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
27.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Makalawena today?

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 2PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (10 Nov)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (10 Nov)5ft (1.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.8
NNE
Period(s) (?)141414131313131313131313121212121111111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4855891059651878865865769757781852853413677539541560685328511540613640615
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
N
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
0
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
SE
0
WSW
5
N
5
E
5
ENE
15
NE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscrossglassglassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:41PM
0.27
8:53AM
0.71
10:41PM
0.33
9:58AM
0.65
11:58PM
0.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:52PM
0.17
12:53AM
0.20
4:51PM
0.15
2:34AM
0.27
5:34PM
0.13
4:32AM
0.31
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Sunrise-------6:30-------6:30-------6:31
Sunset--5:45-------5:45-------5:45-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C272726252524232426272625242423242726262524242525
Feels °C (?)282827252625242627272626262725262929292726262527
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