Makalawena Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.79° N 156.04° W

Makalawena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 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 SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 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 3PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (08 Sep)6ft (1.8m)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 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue morning, calm by Tue night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
!
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
11
3
WSW
11
1.8
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.5
SW
8
1
W
8
1.3
SW
8
0.9
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
6
0.5
WNW
8
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.8
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3089
2288
1733
650
369
297
140
186
91
66
54
37
23
39
33
25
43
130
137
154
154
148
47
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
0
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
W
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:18PM0.82m
2:40AM0.48m
2:55PM0.80m
3:19AM0.56m
3:28PM0.76m
Low Tide
7:21AM0.09m
9:06PM0.09m
8:14AM0.08m
9:31PM0.07m
9:04AM0.09m
9:55PM0.06m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
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
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
29
29
29
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
27
28
29
30
32
32
33
33
32
32
32
31
31
31
31
31
30
31
31
31
31
30
31
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