Makalawena Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.79° N 156.04° W

Issued: 1 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Makalawena sea temperature is
27.0° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 10PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (01 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (01 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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)
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
88
117
86
86
51
86
62
50
51
51
72
84
68
62
70
21
74
70
84
70
74
76
76
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
0
SW
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
W
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:15PM0.82m
5:13AM0.34m
5:46PM0.79m
5:59AM0.36m
6:16PM0.76m
6:52AM0.39m
Low Tide
9:53AM0.07m
00:25AM0.15m
10:29AM0.09m
00:55AM0.14m
11:07AM0.14m
1:24AM0.14m
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:07
7:07
7:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
25
25
25
26
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
26
Feels °C
30
30
30
30
29
29
28
28
30
29
29
29
29
28
27
28
29
29
29
30
29
27
27
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.6
SSW
17
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
Energy kJ
72
88
117
86
86
51
86
62
50
51
51
72
84
68
62
70
227
74
70
84
70
74
76
76
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
S
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
NNE
5
0.8
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
S
21
0.7
S
21
Energy kJ
50
160
84
116
102
104
110
113
116
110
165
254
182
180
176
232
21
317
208
206
203
201
449
445
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.3
WNW
15
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SSW
23
0.5
S
22
0.6
S
22
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
Energy kJ
51
42
43
17
16
128
128
127
127
117
101
99
99
68
68
68
77
37
40
181
254
335
198
193
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
S
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.4
SSE
10
0.2
W
10
0.3
W
10
Energy kJ
8
8
2
6
8
31
8
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
103
103
0
0
12
0
12
100
100
100
0
0
0
19
12
25
34
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Big Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
7
4
5
5
5
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