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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 Saturday 16 May 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
26.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Makalawena today?
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 11PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | NNE 8 | SW 14 | N 4 | SW 14 | NNE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | |
103 | 58 | 73 | 9 | 73 | 45 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 42 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 40 | 38 | 56 | 56 | 47 | 42 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | |
High Tide | 3:44AM0.36m | 4:48PM0.95m | 4:33AM0.32m | 5:37PM0.93m | 5:26AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07PM0.14m | 9:22AM-0.03m | 00:03AM0.13m | 10:03AM-0.01m | 1:02AM0.14m | 10:48AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — |
 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 |
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Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 16 | NNE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 15 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
 kJ | 46 | 30 | 20 | 15 | 144 | 45 | 135 | 137 | 196 | 193 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 40 | 242 | 56 | 56 | 47 | 42 | 226 | 236 | 32 | 33 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 6 | SSW 16 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 6 | NNE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 103 | 95 | 99 | 96 | 22 | 137 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 42 | 188 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 38 | 277 | 166 | 163 | 163 | 31 | 33 | 163 | 163 | 163 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 11 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | NNE 5 | SSE 6 | SSW 18 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 92 | 53 | 73 | 24 | 73 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 62 | 12 | 7 | 102 | 251 | 96 | 87 | 87 | 18 | 31 | 33 | 101 | 99 | 101 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | N 5 | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 39 | 58 | 10 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 18 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 38 | 101 | 104 | 34 | 25 | 18 | 100 | 19 | 12 | 100 | 17 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 100 | 100 |
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