Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 4AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | WNW 12 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 32 | 31 | 21 | 36 | 46 | 42 | 40 | 42 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 40 | 40 | 31 | 37 | 38 | 40 | 46 | 40 | 34 | 34 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 9:19AM0.56m | 7:48PM0.48m | 10:31AM0.59m | 8:18PM0.40m | 11:39AM0.63m | 9:15PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14AM0.11m | 2:59PM0.36m | 2:49AM0.12m | 5:16PM0.38m | 3:30AM0.14m | 7:54PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 22 |
| kJ | 200 | 260 | 412 | 502 | 489 | 441 | 429 | 424 | 418 | 412 | 401 | 390 | 384 | 298 | 347 | 336 | 336 | 114 | 40 | 46 | 260 | 260 | 199 | 616 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 16 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 26 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | SSW 22 | S 12 |
| kJ | 31 | 32 | 31 | 21 | 36 | 46 | 42 | 40 | 42 | 69 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 40 | 40 | 31 | 222 | 171 | 112 | 110 | 40 | 34 | 634 | 190 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | WNW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 26 | SW 16 | NNE 7 | S 13 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | NE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 40 | 62 | 28 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 77 | 70 | 69 | 25 | 72 | 73 | 109 | 67 | 63 | 224 | 61 | 38 | 168 | 437 | 433 | 550 | 34 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNE 7 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — |
| kJ | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 27 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 22 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 18 | 18 | 98 | 98 | 38 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 98 | 112 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 12 | 25 | 18 | 34 | 100 | 25 | 25 | 99 |
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