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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 7 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
25.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Makalawena today?
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 1AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NNE 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
203 | 203 | 333 | 169 | 222 | 222 | 213 | 232 | 232 | 178 | 168 | 152 | 113 | 119 | 118 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 116 | 82 | 82 | 171 | 169 | 169 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:02PM0.71m | 11:37AM0.33m | 11:09PM0.67m | 12:40PM0.42m | 00:05AM0.64m | 1:23PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56AM0.15m | 3:52PM0.25m | 6:33AM0.13m | 5:35PM0.26m | 7:02AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — |
 | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
 kJ | 168 | 125 | 333 | 169 | 222 | 222 | 213 | 232 | 232 | 178 | 168 | 37 | 30 | 119 | 111 | 105 | 75 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 55 | 54 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | WNW 16 | NNE 5 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 91 | 203 | 28 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 19 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 152 | 113 | 111 | 106 | 102 | 70 | 121 | 116 | 146 | 142 | 171 | 169 | 169 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | NNE 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 203 | 88 | 59 | 119 | 77 | 76 | 55 | 28 | 28 | 45 | 44 | 31 | 44 | 118 | 118 | 121 | 121 | 66 | 65 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 33 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | SSE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 33 | — | 3 | 7 | 18 | — | 23 | 25 | 32 | 36 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 35 | 34 |
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