
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | |
— | — | 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) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 17 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | NNE 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 21 | S 21 |
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) | SW 14 | WNW 15 | SSW 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 23 | S 22 | S 22 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 3 | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | — | — | SSE 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | — |
8 | 8 | — | 2 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 31 | — | 8 | 17 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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