Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 2AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 55 | 51 | 148 | 104 | 133 | 22 | 31 | 46 | 41 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:08PM0.28m | 1:05PM0.81m | 00:47AM0.29m | 1:56PM0.86m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07PM0.25m | 5:01AM0.08m | 8:44PM0.19m | 6:14AM0.06m | 9:17PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 55 | 51 | 38 | 29 | 21 | 22 | 31 | 46 | 41 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 71 | 96 | 45 | 45 | 145 | 120 | 118 | 69 | 124 | 99 | 99 | 137 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 153 | 193 | 198 | 198 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 20 | 44 | 96 | 95 | 46 | 88 | 84 | 81 | 43 | 123 | 120 | 148 | 104 | 133 | 158 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 83 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | — | W 9 | N 3 | — | — | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 99 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 100 | 100 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 104 | 101 | 12 | 18 |
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