Makalawena Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.79° N 156.04° W

Makalawena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Makalawena sea temperature is
27.7°C
0.9° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 5AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (10 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (10 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.7
NNE
5
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.4
SW
9
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
32
130
137
154
154
148
19
211
211
208
31
186
181
181
178
178
178
183
91
92
29
52
52
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:19AM0.56m
3:28PM0.76m
3:57AM0.62m
4:00PM0.70m
4:35AM0.67m
4:29PM0.63m
Low Tide
9:04AM0.09m
9:55PM0.06m
9:51AM0.11m
10:19PM0.05m
10:36AM0.14m
10:41PM0.06m
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6:09
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6:30
6:30
6:29
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1
1
1
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1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
26
27
29
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
31
30
32
33
30
30
30
31
29
30
30
30
30
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
29
29
29
30
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