Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 5PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 23 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 34 | 30 | 0 | 60 | 34 | 27 | 14 | 19 | 42 | 57 | 56 | 51 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:31AM0.59m | 8:18PM0.40m | 11:39AM0.63m | 9:15PM0.33m | 12:37PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16PM0.38m | 3:30AM0.14m | 7:54PM0.33m | 4:20AM0.14m | 8:43PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | NNE 6 | SSW 22 | S 12 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 390 | 384 | 368 | 347 | 336 | 336 | 114 | 112 | 110 | 260 | 260 | 60 | 616 | 233 | 643 | 584 | 517 | 512 | 671 | 657 | 624 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 23 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 21 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 6 | S 13 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | S 13 |
| kJ | 18 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 41 | 171 | 168 | 34 | 30 | 550 | 199 | 190 | 611 | 100 | 166 | 42 | 225 | 56 | 51 | 215 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 26 | SSW 26 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 13 | SSW 24 | SW 18 | SSW 22 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 9 | NNE 5 | S 11 | NNE 7 | S 13 | S 11 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 73 | 109 | 67 | 63 | 224 | 222 | 40 | 38 | 123 | 433 | 79 | 634 | 34 | 27 | 58 | 19 | 123 | 57 | 222 | 81 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | — | — | — | N 6 | N 3 | NNE 6 | — | — | N 5 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | 21 | 8 | 65 | — | — | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 19 | 12 | 25 | 18 | 34 | 34 | 100 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 12 | 38 |
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