Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 8PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | WSW 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | SW 16 | NNE 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 39 | 55 | 62 | 64 | 7 | 41 | 64 | 206 | 203 | 72 | 96 | 295 | 66 | 152 | 152 | 57 | 59 | 51 | 57 | 132 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:58PM0.35m | 8:22AM0.62m | 9:47AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:29PM0.31m | 00:17AM0.14m | 00:53AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 17 | NNE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 395 | 39 | 55 | 62 | 64 | 373 | 41 | 64 | 64 | 72 | 72 | 96 | 96 | 534 | 448 | 422 | 381 | 59 | 51 | 57 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNE 7 | SW 18 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 395 | 395 | 390 | 390 | 12 | 268 | 330 | 206 | 257 | 258 | 258 | 295 | 66 | 152 | 56 | 57 | 302 | 298 | 284 | 366 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 4 | SW 18 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 31 | 7 | 77 | 78 | 212 | 203 | 184 | 188 | 182 | 61 | 7 | 152 | 139 | 211 | 208 | 208 | 132 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | NW 3 | N 7 | — | S 3 | S 4 | NNE 7 | — | S 5 | SW 3 | N 7 | — | S 4 |
| kJ | 12 | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | 4 | 40 | — | 4 | 9 | 56 | — | 7 | 2 | 42 | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 100 | 100 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 34 | 19 | 12 | 0 |
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