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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 am Wednesday 01 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
24.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Makalawena today?
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 12PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 486 | 419 | 222 | 218 | 176 | 163 | 186 | 148 | 148 | 132 | 226 | 175 | 158 | 194 | 68 | 77 | 65 | 111 | 76 | 84 | 98 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:19AM 0.62 | 3:56PM 0.71 | 3:47AM 0.57 | 4:27PM 0.74 | 4:15AM 0.51 | 4:59PM 0.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:29AM 0.06 | 10:08PM 0.15 | 9:49AM 0.06 | 10:50PM 0.17 | 10:10AM 0.06 | 11:33PM 0.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Sat 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
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