Makalawena Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.79° N 156.04° W

Makalawena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Makalawena sea temperature is
26.8° C
0.7° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 9AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (19 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
87
86
54
28
39
48
33
33
33
20
47
36
36
35
43
41
40
40
30
30
29
52
43
43
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
5
W
15
SW
15
WSW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
0
ENE
0
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
ENE
0
S
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
0
N
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:11AM0.52m
7:20PM0.57m
9:19AM0.56m
7:48PM0.48m
10:31AM0.59m
8:18PM0.40m
Low Tide
1:43AM0.10m
1:31PM0.30m
2:14AM0.11m
2:59PM0.36m
2:49AM0.12m
5:16PM0.38m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
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7:05
7:05
7:05
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
26
27
26
26
25
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
28
28
29
29
27
29
28
30
29
29
30
28
27
29
30
29
29
29
29
29
29
30
31
29
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