Makalawena surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 HST
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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
26.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Makalawena today?

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 6PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (09 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (09 May)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.7
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.4
NW
11
0.7
NNE
6
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.9
NNE
5
0.4
NW
11
1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
60
59
58
42
42
41
22
30
31
31
30
37
37
50
49
36
35
51
44
60
47
47
47
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
20
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
WSW
5
W
5
SSW
0
SSW
5
NNE
0
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:58AM0.32m
10:05PM0.63m
12:00PM0.41m
10:59PM0.61m
12:43PM0.51m
11:50PM0.58m
Low Tide
2:33PM0.28m
5:42AM0.15m
4:29PM0.31m
6:08AM0.12m
6:02PM0.30m
6:35AM0.08m
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5:50
5:50
5:48
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6:50
6:50
6:51
6:51
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
26
25
25
24
24
24
25
27
25
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
26
25
27
28
26
26
25
25
24
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
11
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
5
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
18
0.9
NNE
5
0.4
SSW
17
1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
Energy kJ
82
109
107
107
10
15
14
22
30
31
31
27
22
37
50
49
102
156
51
100
60
47
47
47
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
15
0.5
NW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
11
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.5
S
18
0.4
NW
11
0.4
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
Energy kJ
109
60
59
58
42
42
58
58
35
29
26
30
32
70
118
106
36
35
156
44
96
50
84
127
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
NW
12
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
NW
12
0.3
S
12
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.4
NW
11
0.3
S
12
0.4
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.3
S
16
Energy kJ
4
4
9
10
41
28
41
19
18
34
24
68
37
27
7
29
13
13
45
25
30
18
19
46
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
6
0.3
SW
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
N
5
0.7
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
Energy kJ
11
1
4
2
2
14
21
49
55
51
53
55
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
100
103
100
0
19
0
12
25
100
100
0
25
0
12
12
12
100
100
12
12
0
12
12
18
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
9
9
8
6
9
5
5
4
5
4
8
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
9
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