Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 3PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 20s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 5 | SW 15 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 103 | 82 | 21 | 112 | 86 | 84 | 74 | 74 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 72 | 81 | 102 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 81 | 102 | 120 | 124 | 124 | 113 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 6:52AM0.39m | 6:46PM0.71m | 7:53AM0.43m | 7:17PM0.64m | 9:01AM0.49m | 7:52PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51AM0.20m | 1:54AM0.13m | 12:46PM0.27m | 2:25AM0.12m | 2:03PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | NNE 8 | SSW 21 | NNE 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 15 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 449 | 82 | 566 | 88 | 634 | 627 | 614 | 546 | 528 | 522 | 522 | 510 | 618 | 568 | 554 | 554 | 547 | 540 | 102 | 120 | 124 | 124 | 376 | 126 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 21 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 263 | 445 | 196 | 512 | 86 | 84 | 74 | 74 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 72 | 81 | 102 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 81 | 527 | 487 | 468 | 381 | 9 | 376 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 16 | NNE 5 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NW 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 38 | 280 | 21 | 112 | 93 | 107 | 186 | 165 | 116 | 108 | 71 | 81 | 34 | 58 | 57 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — |
| kJ | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 113 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
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