Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 4AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 969 | 624 | 445 | 582 | 515 | 1533 | 2446 | 3581 | 3165 | 2227 | 1376 | 988 | 894 | 392 | 370 | 253 | 143 | 110 | 71 | 43 | 41 | 26 | 43 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:07AM0.33m | 1:36PM0.81m | 1:57AM0.40m | 2:18PM0.82m | 2:40AM0.48m | 2:55PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18AM0.11m | 8:41PM0.12m | 7:21AM0.09m | 9:06PM0.09m | 8:14AM0.08m | 9:31PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 10 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 969 | 624 | 445 | 582 | 515 | 1533 | 2446 | 3581 | 3165 | 604 | 588 | 573 | 894 | 315 | 274 | 182 | 154 | 110 | 336 | 326 | 257 | 253 | 232 | 178 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSW 15 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 516 | 486 | 589 | 719 | 134 | 636 | 620 | 589 | 612 | 66 | 82 | 79 | 456 | 392 | 370 | 253 | 431 | 419 | 96 | 70 | 47 | 44 | 43 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NNE 7 | SSW 17 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NW 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | NE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 39 | 38 | 40 | 41 | 740 | 49 | 35 | 87 | 86 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 77 | 449 | 443 | 437 | 143 | 99 | 71 | 43 | 41 | 26 | 32 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | — | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 230 | 247 | 166 | — | 2227 | 1376 | 988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 35 | 34 | 0 | 14 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 99 | 100 | 100 |
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