Makalawena Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.79° N 156.04° W

Issued: 1 pm 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Makalawena sea temperature is
26.6° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (13 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 10PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 13). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 20s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (13 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (13 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tue
16
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.5
N
9
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
NW
8
0.3
SW
12
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NNW
13
0.6
N
12
0.3
NE
18
0.3
NE
18
0.5
N
12
0.5
N
12
0.5
N
12
0.4
N
12
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.2
WNW
11
0.5
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
155
155
150
148
39
137
133
56
17
26
47
58
105
49
49
72
75
72
45
10
15
13
12
44
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
N
5
NE
5
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
W
15
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
W
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:06PM0.93m
2:45AM0.33m
3:52PM0.97m
3:38AM0.32m
4:39PM0.97m
4:32AM0.32m
Low Tide
10:20PM0.14m
8:20AM-0.03m
11:09PM0.12m
9:07AM-0.03m
11:57PM0.11m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:45
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:02
7:04
7:04
7:04
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
25
25
25
24
24
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
24
25
26
26
26
25
25
24
24
25
Feels °C
27
27
27
26
28
26
26
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
25
25
27
28
26
26
28
27
27
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
22
0.8
SSW
22
0.9
SSW
21
1
SSW
21
1.2
SSW
20
1.1
SSW
20
1.1
SSW
19
1.3
SSW
19
1.4
SSW
19
1.4
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
622
616
801
952
1064
969
959
1169
1373
1219
1192
1178
1152
1315
1180
952
929
783
763
744
706
687
669
660
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
SW
16
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
N
12
0.5
N
12
0.5
N
12
0.4
N
12
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
10
Energy kJ
88
127
127
125
83
75
133
77
74
73
75
82
90
89
69
72
75
72
45
10
15
13
10
44
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.5
N
9
0.5
SW
17
0.5
S
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
NW
8
0.3
SW
12
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NNW
13
0.4
WNW
12
0.3
NE
18
0.3
NE
18
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
Energy kJ
155
155
150
148
39
137
74
56
17
22
45
58
46
49
49
46
46
43
48
24
21
21
12
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.6
N
12
0.4
SW
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
WNW
11
Energy kJ
26
26
14
26
47
47
105
30
21
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
1
1
3
1
1
3
1
1
3
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
Distance (km)
98
98
25
23
16
0
0
12
35
35
22
1
0
12
19
19
32
0
32
32
34
19
19
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
1
3
1
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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