Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 12AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SW 13 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 52 | 68 | 87 | 30 | 70 | 52 | 68 | 38 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:12AM0.70m | 4:56PM0.55m | 5:50AM0.70m | 5:21PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:41PM0.06m | 11:23AM0.19m | 11:04PM0.07m | 12:12PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SSW 15 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 49 | 52 | 68 | 30 | 158 | 70 | 52 | 68 | 38 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 28 | 18 | 75 | 46 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | NNE 5 | NNE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 5 | SW 22 | SSW 22 | SW 22 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 99 | 46 | 70 | 9 | 30 | 89 | 86 | 84 | 54 | 54 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 8 | 121 | 181 | 118 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | NNE 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 45 | 65 | 65 | 87 | 8 | 40 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 79 | 78 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 18 | 17 | 117 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 15 | 19 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 21 | 23 | 38 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 98 | 98 | 100 | 12 | 38 |
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