Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makaha today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Makaha at 7PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Makaha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 716 | 702 | 540 | 391 | 382 | 582 | 471 | 435 | 334 | 325 | 324 | 395 | 316 | 229 | 222 | 222 | 219 | 215 | 165 | 162 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:13PM0.63m | 4:28AM0.38m | 4:40PM0.59m | 5:07AM0.43m | 5:09PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23AM0.06m | 10:50PM0.08m | 10:04AM0.07m | 11:12PM0.07m | 10:49AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 716 | 702 | 540 | 391 | 382 | 582 | 471 | 435 | 334 | 325 | 324 | 395 | 316 | 229 | 222 | 222 | 219 | 215 | 165 | 162 | 150 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 71 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 65 | 14 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 91 | 84 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 115 | 109 | 186 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNE 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SE 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 19 | ESE 7 | SSW 19 | NW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 13 | SE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 7 | W 12 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 10 | 35 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 30 | 26 | 49 | 28 | 67 | 52 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 62 | 28 | 44 | 58 | 54 | 54 | 62 | 53 | 88 | 115 | 64 | 85 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
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