Makalawena Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.79° N 156.04° W

Makalawena 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makalawena sea temperature is
27.5° C
1.0° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 11AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
6
0.4
W
10
0.7
NNE
6
0.4
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.4
WNW
13
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.4
WNW
12
0.7
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.3
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
21
31
33
44
69
32
24
24
22
20
57
47
38
40
48
28
37
47
49
47
37
28
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
E
5
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
N
5
ESE
5
N
5
WNW
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:44AM0.37m
3:22PM0.91m
3:31AM0.43m
4:00PM0.88m
4:16AM0.49m
4:34PM0.83m
Low Tide
8:12AM0.02m
10:18PM0.09m
9:03AM0.02m
10:47PM0.07m
9:51AM0.05m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:54
6:53
6:53
 mm
1
Temp °C
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
28
28
27
27
26
26
25
26
28
29
28
26
26
Feels °C
31
30
30
30
30
31
29
30
28
28
30
30
30
30
29
30
28
29
30
31
31
28
29
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