Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (05 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 11PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 25 | 24 | 32 | 34 | 347 | 386 | 723 | 635 | 624 | 574 | 565 | 624 | 379 | 1443 | 1902 | 1876 | 2280 | 2550 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 11:54PM0.28m | 12:47PM0.78m | 1:07AM0.33m | 1:36PM0.81m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46PM0.20m | 4:58AM0.14m | 8:14PM0.15m | 6:18AM0.11m | 8:41PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 646 | 669 | 483 | 475 | 411 | 347 | 386 | 723 | 635 | 624 | 574 | 565 | 624 | 558 | 1443 | 1902 | 1876 | 2280 | 2550 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SW 15 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 24 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 183 | 42 | 56 | 456 | 474 | 540 | 486 | 589 | 596 | 740 | 138 | 629 | 621 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NNE 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 14 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | SSW 16 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 47 | 47 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 36 | 277 | 360 | 56 | 35 | 38 | 38 | 379 | 38 | 36 | 688 | 177 | 173 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 239 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 34 | 32 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 34 | 34 |
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