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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 am Sunday 24 May 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
26.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Makalawena today?
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 9AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | |
157 | 132 | 129 | 77 | 181 | 181 | 150 | 173 | 70 | 68 | 140 | 108 | 117 | 130 | 116 | 93 | 93 | 76 | 91 | 98 | 86 | 111 | 111 | 131 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 12:10PM0.51m | 11:04PM0.55m | 12:57PM0.60m | 11:56PM0.49m | 1:34PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24AM0.11m | 5:26PM0.33m | 5:57AM0.10m | 6:53PM0.31m | 6:26AM0.09m | 8:00PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
25 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | S 14 | NNE 5 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | S 14 | NE 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
 kJ | 157 | 132 | 132 | 36 | 181 | 181 | 150 | 140 | 70 | 68 | 140 | 108 | 117 | 130 | 116 | 93 | 93 | 76 | 91 | 98 | 86 | 111 | 111 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | NE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NW 12 | S 13 | NE 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 198 | 134 | 46 | 77 | 132 | 132 | 191 | 23 | 82 | 65 | 129 | 123 | 121 | 123 | 121 | 121 | 119 | 82 | 77 | 174 | 172 | 163 | 208 | 205 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 16 | S 4 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | NW 12 | S 4 | S 15 | S 14 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | NW 18 | NW 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 47 | 3 | 132 | 46 | 46 | 23 | 2 | 39 | 138 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 24 | 46 | 81 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 81 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | — | NNE 9 | — | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | NNE 8 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | — | 129 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 173 | 51 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 103 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
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