Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 12AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | S 12 | NNE 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NNE 7 | SW 15 | NNE 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 0 | 64 | 133 | 130 | 53 | 41 | 113 | 112 | 57 | 110 | 51 | 113 | 112 | 109 | 104 | 91 | 88 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:14AM0.62m | 5:03PM0.63m | 5:56AM0.66m | 5:30PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01PM0.07m | 11:07AM0.17m | 11:24PM0.06m | 11:58AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | S 12 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 19 |
| kJ | 46 | 145 | 64 | 56 | 56 | 53 | 41 | 41 | 57 | 57 | 51 | 51 | 82 | 44 | 79 | 104 | 91 | 88 | 192 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 19 | S 10 |
| kJ | 160 | 69 | 73 | 73 | 130 | 73 | 68 | 68 | 86 | 118 | 84 | 114 | 42 | 81 | 79 | 55 | 78 | 273 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 18 | S 19 | S 10 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 74 | 29 | 69 | 133 | 73 | 44 | 49 | 113 | 112 | 57 | 110 | 76 | 113 | 112 | 109 | 169 | 188 | 51 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | W 2 | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | NNE 7 |
| kJ | — | 51 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 33 | 33 | — | — | 14 | — | — | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 96 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 103 | 18 | 0 |
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