Makalawena Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.79° N 156.04° W

Makalawena, United States Weather Observations

Issued: 1 pm 07 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.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Makalawena based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Makalawena right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Makalawena

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Kailua/Kona Airport

7 km S217 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
20
moderate winds from the SSW
(20 km/h at 200°)
30 °C16
16
scattered

Palani Junction wx

12 km SSE301 m above sea level

3 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 228°)
15
26 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kipahee wx

16 km ESE2229 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 213°)
5
15 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kailua Kona

22 km SSE165 m above sea level

25 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 291°)
5
27 °C-
-
-
-
0

BUOY-KWHH1

35 km NE3 m above sea level

56 minutes ago
20
light winds from the WSW
(18 km/h at 250°)
- °C-
-


Napo‘opo‘o wx

37 km SSE1 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
-
(- km/h at °)
- °C-
-
-
-
0

Waiaka wx

45 km NE795 m above sea level

32 minutes ago
dry
wind obs. (10 kph from 48 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
22 °C-
-
-
-
0

Bradshaw Army Airfield

51 km E2167 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearClear
wind obs. (26 kph from 250 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
22 °C16
16


Captain Cook

56 km SSE473 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
wind obs. (6 kph from 273 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-
-
-
0

Pua‘ākala wx

62 km E1977 m above sea level

24 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at °)
15
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Makalawena and within an acceptable time window.

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