Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 5AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | WNW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNE 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 222 | 343 | 362 | 353 | 382 | 682 | 176 | 140 | 95 | 67 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 51 | 56 | 53 | 43 | 30 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:44AM0.58m | 5:36PM0.67m | 6:30AM0.60m | 6:02PM0.58m | 7:19AM0.61m | 6:25PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41PM0.07m | 11:27AM0.17m | 00:06AM0.08m | 12:18PM0.24m | 00:32AM0.09m | 1:18PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | |  | | | |  |  | |  | | | |  | | | | |  | | |
 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — |
mm | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 8 | S 14 | S 16 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 356 | 289 | 362 | 353 | 382 | 682 | 176 | 640 | 95 | 232 | 520 | 148 | 105 | 66 | 50 | 440 | 422 | 503 | 333 | 329 | 324 | 320 | 239 | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WNW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | S 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 5 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 24 | 25 | 284 | 284 | 280 | 57 | 86 | 140 | 250 | 67 | 51 | 219 | 219 | 222 | 222 | 29 | 53 | 42 | 30 | 35 | 33 | 41 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 13 | S 14 | S 18 | S 17 | WNW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 8 | S 16 | NE 7 | S 5 | WNW 11 | SSW 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 34 | 243 | 98 | 145 | 57 | 185 | 183 | 48 | 125 | 56 | 20 | 43 | 8 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | SE 8 | — | S 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 222 | 343 | — | 2 | — | 350 | 404 | 1114 | 529 | 328 | 206 | 198 | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 444 | 444 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 19 | 103 | 98 | 18 | 38 | 100 | 0 | 18 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100 |
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