Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 6PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | W 13 | NNE 6 | W 14 | NNE 6 | W 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 79 | 66 | 81 | 79 | 81 | 70 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 66 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 55 | 51 | 65 | 80 | 77 | 184 | 183 | 177 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 11:22AM0.64m | 9:39PM0.40m | 12:22PM0.73m | 11:07PM0.34m | 1:17PM0.81m | 00:33AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03PM0.35m | 4:30AM0.07m | 7:43PM0.29m | 5:25AM0.05m | 8:45PM0.22m | 6:22AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — |
 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 79 | 66 | 81 | 79 | 81 | 70 | 163 | 56 | 54 | 66 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 52 | 51 | 62 | 80 | 77 | 58 | 183 | 177 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | W 15 | SW 19 | S 10 | W 13 |
| kJ | 254 | 250 | 192 | 187 | 184 | 178 | 56 | 165 | 162 | 113 | 153 | 112 | 108 | 104 | 103 | 72 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 48 | 70 | 184 | 33 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | W 15 | S 4 | W 15 | SSE 8 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 19 | S 10 | W 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 34 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 55 | 36 | 65 | 66 | 96 | 33 | 30 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 94 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 103 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 100 | 100 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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