Makalawena surfForecast / HAW – Big Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 22 Feb 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
25.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Makalawena today?

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 8PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (22 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (22 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.7
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.4
NNE
0.8
NNE
1
N
1.1
N
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
Period(s) (?)12121288898881615151515141515141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)444645352340671732172773414715371207119111581174117411588501065555451437
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscrosscrosscrosscrossglasscrossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:18PM
0.67
6:52AM
0.40
9:39PM
0.68
7:19AM
0.32
11:10PM
0.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:54PM
0.08
3:01AM
0.33
1:34PM
0.10
6:15AM
0.32
2:33PM
0.12
7:54AM
0.25
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise-------6:48-------6:47-------6:46
Sunset--6:25-------6:25-------6:27-----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
12331-------------------
Temp. °C242423222222212224242422222121222323232221212121
Feels °C (?)232323242424222222252523242322222323242220202020
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