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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 1 pm Sunday 29 Mar 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
25.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Makalawena today?
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 7PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Mar) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 18 | 132 | 128 | 161 | 196 | 248 | 299 | 299 | 294 | 294 | 289 | 289 | 289 | 232 | 232 | 242 | 288 | 283 | 268 | 275 | 325 | 325 | 486 | 394 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:16PM 0.50 | 2:15AM 0.71 | 2:51PM 0.58 | 2:48AM 0.67 | 3:24PM 0.65 | 3:19AM 0.62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:25AM 0.10 | 7:50PM 0.15 | 8:47AM 0.08 | 8:40PM 0.14 | 9:08AM 0.07 | 9:25PM 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
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