What are the current surf conditions at Makalawena?

Makalawena currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Makalawena?

The best time to surf Makalawena is typically when swell comes from the NW direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

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🌬️ WIND

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🌊 SWELL

1.1
ft

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SWELL
HEIGHT

1.1ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

3kt

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AIR TEMP

23°C

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SWELL

0.6ft @
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0mm

SURF QUALITY

Fair conditions - still worth a paddle. Small 1.1ft waves with mixed swell with glassy conditions Note: winds from ESE would be better.

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Sunday

Apr 5

FAIRCheck individual hours

🌊 1.0-2.0ft 💨 1-9kt 🌡️ 22-24°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	7s	NE	9kt	ENE	7kt	22°C	25°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	NNE	6kt	ENE	5kt	22°C	25°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	2ft	5s	NNE	4kt	ENE	4kt	22°C	25°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	4s	NNE	3kt	NNE	3kt	22°C	25°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	4s	NNE	2kt	NW	3kt	22°C	25°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	4s	NNE	1kt	W	3kt	22°C	25°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	4s	NNE	1kt	NW	2kt	22°C	25°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	4s	NNE	1kt	N	2kt	22°C	25°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	4s	NNE	1kt	NE	1kt	22°C	25°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	5s	NNE	2kt	N	2kt	22°C	25°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	6s	NNE	4kt	NW	3kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	7s	NNE	5kt	W	4kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	7s	NNE	5kt	W	5kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	7s	NNE	5kt	W	5kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	7s	NNE	6kt	W	6kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	6s	NNE	4kt	WNW	5kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	5s	NNE	3kt	NW	4kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	4s	NNE	2kt	NW	3kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	4s	NNE	3kt	WNW	4kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	4s	NNE	4kt	WSW	5kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	4s	NNE	5kt	SSW	6kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	5s	NNE	4kt	SSW	5kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	5s	NNE	4kt	SW	5kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	6s	NNE	4kt	SW	5kt	23°C	25°C	0mm

Monday

Apr 6

FAIRCheck individual hours

🌊 1.1-1.5ft 💨 1-9kt 🌡️ 23-24°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	6s	NNE	3kt	WSW	4kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	6s	NNE	3kt	W	3kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	6s	NNE	2kt	WNW	2kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	6s	NNE	2kt	NW	2kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	6s	NNE	1kt	NNW	2kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	6s	NNE	1kt	N	2kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	6s	NNE	1kt	NE	2kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	6s	NNE	2kt	E	3kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	6s	NE	3kt	SE	3kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	6s	NE	3kt	S	3kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	6s	NE	3kt	WSW	3kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	6s	NE	3kt	NW	3kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	5s	NE	4kt	WNW	4kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	5s	NNE	5kt	W	5kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	4s	NNE	5kt	WSW	6kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	5s	NNE	7kt	WSW	7kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	5s	NNE	8kt	WSW	8kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	5s	NNE	9kt	WSW	8kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	5s	NNE	8kt	WSW	7kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	5s	NNE	6kt	WSW	5kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	5s	NNE	4kt	WSW	3kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	5s	NNE	4kt	WSW	3kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	6s	NNE	3kt	WSW	3kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	6s	NNE	2kt	WSW	2kt	24°C	25°C	0mm

Tuesday

Apr 7

GOOD13 good hours

🌊 1.1-1.6ft 💨 1-8kt 🌡️ 23-24°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	9s	NNW	2kt	W	2kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	12s	W	1kt	WNW	1kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	15s	SSW	1kt	NW	1kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	15s	SSW	2kt	N	2kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	15s	SSW	3kt	NNE	3kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	16s	SSW	4kt	ENE	5kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	15s	SSW	4kt	E	4kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	15s	SSW	3kt	E	3kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	15s	SSW	2kt	ESE	2kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	15s	SSW	2kt	SSE	2kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	15s	SSW	2kt	SSW	2kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	15s	SSW	2kt	SW	2kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	15s	SSW	4kt	SW	3kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	15s	SSW	6kt	WSW	5kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	15s	SSW	8kt	WSW	7kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	15s	SSW	6kt	WSW	6kt	24°C	26°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	15s	SSW	5kt	WSW	4kt	24°C	26°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1.3ft	15s	SSW	3kt	WSW	3kt	24°C	26°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	15s	SSW	2kt	W	3kt	24°C	26°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	15s	SSW	1kt	W	2kt	24°C	26°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	15s	SSW	1kt	WNW	1kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	16s	SSW	1kt	W	2kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	17s	SSW	1kt	W	2kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	18s	SSW	2kt	W	2kt	24°C	25°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 8

FAIR7 good hours

🌊 1.2-1.8ft 💨 1-9kt 🌡️ 24-25°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	17s	SSW	2kt	W	2kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	17s	SSW	1kt	W	2kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	17s	SSW	1kt	WNW	1kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	16s	SSW	2kt	NNW	2kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	15s	SSW	2kt	NNE	2kt	24°C	25°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	14s	SSW	2kt	ENE	2kt	24°C	25°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	14s	SSW	2kt	NE	2kt	24°C	25°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	14s	SSW	2kt	NE	2kt	24°C	25°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.2ft	14s	SSW	1kt	NE	1kt	24°C	25°C	0.2mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	15s	SSW	1kt	NNE	2kt	24°C	25°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	16s	SSW	2kt	N	2kt	24°C	25°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	16s	SSW	2kt	NNW	2kt	24°C	26°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	16s	SSW	3kt	NNW	3kt	24°C	26°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	16s	SSW	5kt	NNW	5kt	24°C	26°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	16s	SSW	6kt	NW	6kt	24°C	26°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	13s	SSW	7kt	NNW	8kt	24°C	26°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	9s	SSW	8kt	NNW	9kt	24°C	26°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	5s	SSW	9kt	NNW	11kt	24°C	26°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	5s	SSW	9kt	N	10kt	24°C	26°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	5s	SSW	8kt	NNE	9kt	25°C	26°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	6s	SSW	7kt	NE	7kt	25°C	25°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	9s	SSW	6kt	N	6kt	25°C	25°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	12s	SSW	4kt	WNW	5kt	25°C	25°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	15s	SSW	2kt	WSW	4kt	25°C	25°C	0mm

Thursday

Apr 9

POOR10 good hours

🌊 1.5-1.9ft 💨 2-13kt 🌡️ 23-25°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	15s	SSW	2kt	SW	4kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	15s	SSW	3kt	SSW	3kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	15s	SSW	3kt	S	3kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	15s	SSW	4kt	SE	4kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	15s	SSW	4kt	E	4kt	25°C	25°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	15s	SSW	5kt	NE	5kt	25°C	25°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	12s	SSW	4kt	NE	4kt	25°C	25°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	9s	SSW	3kt	ENE	4kt	24°C	25°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	6s	SSW	2kt	ENE	3kt	24°C	25°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	6s	SSW	3kt	NE	4kt	24°C	25°C	0.3mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	6s	SSW	4kt	NNE	6kt	23°C	25°C	0.5mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	6s	SSW	5kt	N	7kt	23°C	25°C	0.7mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	6s	SSW	7kt	N	9kt	23°C	25°C	0.6mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	6s	SSW	10kt	N	11kt	23°C	26°C	0.5mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	6s	SSW	13kt	N	13kt	23°C	26°C	0.5mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	6s	SSW	12kt	N	12kt	23°C	26°C	0.3mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	6s	SSW	10kt	N	10kt	23°C	26°C	0.2mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	SSW	9kt	N	8kt	23°C	26°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	8s	SSW	7kt	NW	7kt	23°C	26°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	11s	SSW	5kt	W	5kt	23°C	25°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	14s	SSW	2kt	SW	3kt	23°C	25°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	14s	SSW	4kt	WSW	4kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	14s	SSW	5kt	WSW	5kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	14s	SSW	6kt	WSW	6kt	23°C	25°C	0mm

Friday

Apr 10

FAIR9 good hours

🌊 1.1-1.4ft 💨 3-12kt 🌡️ 21-24°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	14s	SSW	5kt	WSW	5kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	13s	SSW	4kt	WSW	4kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	13s	SSW	3kt	WSW	3kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	13s	SSW	3kt	SSW	3kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	13s	SSW	4kt	SSE	3kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	13s	SSW	4kt	ESE	3kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	13s	SSW	4kt	E	3kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	13s	SSW	3kt	NE	3kt	23°C	25°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	13s	SSW	3kt	NNE	3kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.3ft	13s	SSW	3kt	N	3kt	24°C	25°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	13s	SSW	3kt	NW	3kt	24°C	25°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	13s	SSW	3kt	WNW	3kt	23°C	25°C	0.1mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	13s	SSW	4kt	WNW	3kt	23°C	25°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	13s	SSW	5kt	WNW	4kt	23°C	25°C	0.2mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	13s	SSW	5kt	WNW	5kt	22°C	25°C	0.3mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	11s	SSW	5kt	WSW	5kt	22°C	25°C	0.6mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	8s	SSW	5kt	S	6kt	22°C	25°C	1mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	5s	S	5kt	SE	6kt	21°C	25°C	1.4mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	8s	SSW	7kt	SSE	9kt	22°C	25°C	1.4mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	10s	SSW	10kt	S	11kt	22°C	25°C	1.4mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	13s	SSW	12kt	SW	14kt	23°C	25°C	1.4mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	13s	SSW	11kt	SSW	13kt	23°C	25°C	1.4mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	13s	SSW	11kt	SSW	12kt	23°C	25°C	1.5mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	13s	SSW	10kt	SSW	11kt	23°C	25°C	1.5mm

Saturday

Apr 11

POOR2 good hours

🌊 1.2-2.0ft 💨 4-14kt 🌡️ 23-25°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	10s	SSW	8kt	S	9kt	23°C	25°C	1.4mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	7s	SSW	6kt	S	8kt	24°C	25°C	1.3mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	4s	SSW	4kt	SSE	6kt	24°C	25°C	1.2mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	7s	SSW	6kt	S	8kt	24°C	25°C	1mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	10s	SSW	8kt	S	9kt	24°C	25°C	0.8mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	13s	SSW	10kt	SSW	11kt	24°C	25°C	0.6mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	13s	SSW	11kt	SSW	12kt	23°C	25°C	0.8mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	13s	SSW	12kt	SW	13kt	23°C	25°C	1mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	13s	SSW	13kt	SW	14kt	23°C	25°C	1.2mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	13s	SSW	13kt	SSW	13kt	23°C	25°C	2.4mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	13s	SSW	13kt	SSE	13kt	23°C	26°C	3.7mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	13s	SSW	14kt	SE	13kt	23°C	26°C	4.9mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	13s	SSW	13kt	SSE	13kt	23°C	26°C	4.1mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	13s	SSW	12kt	SSW	14kt	24°C	26°C	3.3mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	13s	SSW	11kt	SW	14kt	24°C	26°C	2.5mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	13s	SSW	12kt	SW	15kt	24°C	26°C	1.7mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	13s	SSW	12kt	SW	16kt	24°C	26°C	1mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	13s	SSW	13kt	SW	18kt	24°C	26°C	0.3mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	13s	SSW	12kt	SSW	16kt	24°C	26°C	0.3mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	13s	SSW	11kt	SSW	14kt	24°C	26°C	0.3mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	13s	SSW	10kt	SSW	12kt	24°C	26°C	0.3mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	10s	SSW	8kt	SW	10kt	25°C	26°C	0.3mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	7s	SW	6kt	SW	7kt	25°C	26°C	0.4mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	5s	SW	4kt	WSW	5kt	25°C	26°C	0.4mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.3ft @ 5s

Wind Conditions:1-9kt ENE

Water Temperature:25°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Makalawena in Big Island is a fairly exposed beach break known for its consistent winter surf and reliable wave quality. The spot performs best when a west-northwest swell meets offshore winds from the east-southeast, producing clean, right-breaking waves. While it handles groundswells well and works across a variety of conditions, it can become crowded when the surf is firing. Surfers should remain cautious of rips and sharks in the area. January is typically the prime month for scoring clean, consistent waves at Makalawena.

Best Swell Direction: NW

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionWNW

Ideal Wind DirectionESE

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