Makalawena Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.79° N 156.04° W

Makalawena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 08 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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 9PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (08 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (08 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
2
0
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
11
1.8
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
SW
8
1
W
8
1.3
SW
8
0.9
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
7
0.5
WNW
7
0.5
WNW
6
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1672
650
455
297
140
186
91
51
37
28
22
26
26
35
35
130
137
154
154
148
133
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
0
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
0
ENE
5
SSE
10
S
20
SSW
15
S
5
S
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:18PM0.82m
2:40AM0.48m
2:55PM0.80m
3:19AM0.56m
3:28PM0.76m
Low Tide
9:06PM0.09m
8:14AM0.08m
9:31PM0.07m
9:04AM0.09m
9:55PM0.06m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:32
6:31
6:30
 mm
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
29
29
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
26
27
28
28
28
28
26
26
Feels °C
29
30
31
32
32
33
32
32
32
32
32
31
31
30
32
32
30
29
30
30
30
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