Makalawena Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.79° N 156.04° W

Makalawena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makalawena sea temperature is
27.5° 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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 8AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (07 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
5
0.3
W
12
0.5
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
1
NNE
6
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
25
13
9
13
15
19
20
34
34
27
20
0
0
65
150
107
104
30
31
49
51
49
33
Wind (km/h)
0
W
5
E
0
SSW
5
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
5
NW
5
N
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NW
5
SSW
5
S
5
NE
0
NNE
0
ENE
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
5
SW
Wind State
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
12:04PM0.74m
11:08PM0.28m
1:05PM0.81m
00:47AM0.29m
1:56PM0.86m
Low Tide
3:45AM0.09m
8:07PM0.25m
5:01AM0.08m
8:44PM0.19m
6:14AM0.06m
9:17PM0.14m
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:57
6:57
6:55
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
26
26
28
27
27
27
26
26
25
26
27
29
28
27
27
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
26
Feels °C
30
30
30
31
30
29
31
30
29
28
30
30
31
32
30
31
30
30
31
30
31
29
30
30
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