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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 Tuesday 31 Mar 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
24.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Makalawena today?
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 7AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 289 | 284 | 284 | 228 | 242 | 288 | 553 | 331 | 325 | 275 | 486 | 478 | 412 | 218 | 214 | 163 | 154 | 179 | 145 | 264 | 226 | 168 | 172 | 165 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:48AM 0.67 | 3:24PM 0.65 | 3:19AM 0.62 | 3:56PM 0.71 | 3:47AM 0.57 | 4:27PM 0.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:40PM 0.14 | 9:08AM 0.07 | 9:25PM 0.14 | 9:29AM 0.06 | 10:08PM 0.15 | 9:49AM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
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