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), 7s 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 4PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 20s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| 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 afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 44 | 56 | 52 | 51 | 42 | 32 | 34 | 56 | 61 | 73 | 73 | 70 | 66 | 68 | 74 | 76 | 95 | 120 | 120 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 12:37PM0.67m | 11:22PM0.29m | 1:25PM0.71m | 00:50AM0.29m | 2:06PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43PM0.28m | 5:20AM0.14m | 9:10PM0.23m | 6:17AM0.12m | 9:35PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 517 | 512 | 671 | 708 | 624 | 572 | 247 | 448 | 322 | 443 | 73 | 73 | 70 | 66 | 507 | 627 | 385 | 716 | 790 | 790 | 662 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | NNE 6 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | 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 | 123 | 285 | 222 | 52 | 215 | 268 | 459 | 193 | 190 | 61 | 428 | 409 | 306 | 302 | 68 | 74 | 76 | 95 | 120 | 120 | 116 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | S 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | 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 | 42 | 44 | 56 | 81 | 51 | 42 | 32 | 34 | 56 | 138 | 138 | 139 | 412 | 517 | 302 | 288 | 395 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | 81 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 453 | 103 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 100 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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