Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 12AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (27 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NE 12 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 107 | 107 | 88 | 91 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 88 | 72 | 86 | 111 | 130 | 127 | 90 | 90 | 82 | 88 | 110 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 2:27AM0.32m | 3:16PM0.81m | 3:05AM0.34m | 3:48PM0.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:59PM0.18m | 7:51AM0.07m | 10:24PM0.16m | 8:31AM0.06m | 10:48PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 547 | 446 | 441 | 400 | 304 | 292 | 288 | 88 | 72 | 86 | 111 | 130 | 127 | 90 | 195 | 204 | 261 | 204 | 258 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNE 9 | ENE 13 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 107 | 107 | 88 | 91 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 284 | 280 | 280 | 276 | 210 | 198 | 192 | 90 | 62 | 88 | 71 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | ENE 14 | NE 13 | S 16 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 21 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 44 | 5 | 98 | 110 | 101 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 98 | 98 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 98 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
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