Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 10AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 20s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 29 | 32 | 42 | 54 | 56 | 44 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 46 | 52 | 59 | 75 | 78 | 62 | 54 | 68 | 74 | 74 | 91 | 110 | 95 | 100 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:37PM0.67m | 11:22PM0.29m | 1:25PM0.71m | 00:50AM0.29m | 2:06PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20AM0.14m | 8:43PM0.28m | 5:20AM0.14m | 9:10PM0.23m | 6:17AM0.12m | 9:35PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 12 | SSW 18 | NNE 6 | SSW 18 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 611 | 643 | 584 | 517 | 512 | 671 | 708 | 624 | 572 | 196 | 448 | 52 | 443 | 75 | 78 | 62 | 54 | 507 | 627 | 385 | 716 | 790 | 790 | 662 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | NNE 6 | S 12 | NE 6 | S 13 | S 13 | NNE 6 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 18 | S 12 | SSW 18 | NNE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 184 | 29 | 166 | 42 | 285 | 222 | 44 | 215 | 212 | 459 | 193 | 322 | 59 | 428 | 409 | 306 | 302 | 68 | 74 | 74 | 91 | 110 | 95 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | S 12 | NNE 6 | S 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | S 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 28 | 100 | 32 | 123 | 54 | 56 | 81 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 46 | 141 | 138 | 141 | 139 | 412 | 403 | 302 | 223 | 395 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 |
| kJ | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 12 | 12 | 100 | 103 | 136 | 99 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 100 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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