Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 12AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SW 14 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 76 | 68 | 73 | 100 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 31 | 31 | 46 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 36 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 51 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:39AM0.32m | 2:15PM0.76m | 2:16AM0.36m | 2:46PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01PM0.18m | 6:54AM0.12m | 9:20PM0.16m | 7:39AM0.10m | 9:39PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 76 | 68 | 73 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 31 | 31 | 46 | 170 | 121 | 23 | 36 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 51 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 | SSE 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | S 18 |
| kJ | 126 | 63 | 188 | 95 | 160 | 170 | 204 | 204 | 139 | 195 | 29 | 27 | 119 | 117 | 117 | 113 | 188 | 81 | 163 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 15 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 18 | S 6 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 25 | 110 | 40 | 100 | 86 | 49 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 103 | 10 | 69 | 146 | 201 | 146 | 198 | 111 | 120 | 81 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | N 6 | — | S 6 | — | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | WNW 9 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 71 | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | 15 | — | 16 | — | 15 | 12 | — | — | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 100 | 103 | 12 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 100 | 103 | 12 | 12 |
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