Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 6PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | W 17 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 77 | 99 | 99 | 117 | 94 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 88 | 66 | 178 | 162 | 230 | 232 | 240 | 131 | 273 | 267 | 351 | 364 | 351 | 322 | 411 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:56PM0.93m | 2:43AM0.32m | 3:41PM0.96m | 3:37AM0.34m | 4:24PM0.95m | 4:28AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14PM0.13m | 8:12AM-0.02m | 10:53PM0.10m | 9:03AM-0.02m | 11:30PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — |
 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | 7:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 14 | NNE 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 17 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 75 | 77 | 99 | 99 | 117 | 94 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 88 | 66 | 211 | 51 | 206 | 200 | 197 | 194 | 273 | 267 | 351 | 364 | 351 | 322 | 411 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NNE 7 | SW 14 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | W 18 | NNE 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 264 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 251 | 248 | 245 | 242 | 229 | 220 | 217 | 53 | 208 | 40 | 41 | 240 | 27 | 191 | 189 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 37 | 113 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSE 4 | W 12 | SSE 11 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | NNE 7 | W 16 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 41 | 43 | 44 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 4 | 26 | 40 | 178 | 162 | 230 | 232 | 26 | 131 | 29 | 36 | 114 | 111 | 200 | 202 | 204 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSE 12 | — | SSW 4 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | SW 3 | — | NNE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 25 | 23 | 79 | — | 2 | 41 | 30 | — | — | 7 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 35 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 0 |
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