Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 4PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | NNE 6 | SW 16 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 70 | 62 | 44 | 36 | 58 | 58 | 53 | 33 | 154 | 152 | 152 | 150 | 138 | 129 | 32 | 127 | 40 | 44 | 183 | 178 | 118 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:17PM0.82m | 4:18AM0.40m | 4:45PM0.81m | 4:57AM0.44m | 5:12PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:09AM0.06m | 11:12PM0.13m | 9:46AM0.07m | 11:35PM0.12m | 10:24AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 70 | 178 | 176 | 173 | 225 | 225 | 170 | 162 | 168 | 225 | 219 | 64 | 47 | 163 | 163 | 39 | 40 | 44 | 52 | 178 | 148 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | NNE 6 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 137 | 62 | 44 | 36 | 40 | 47 | 53 | 33 | 154 | 152 | 152 | 215 | 166 | 129 | 32 | 121 | 112 | 106 | 183 | 72 | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 4 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 12 | S 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 75 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 58 | 58 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 3 | 1 | 150 | 138 | 4 | 173 | 127 | 169 | 162 | 104 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | SSW 8 | S 3 | NNE 6 | N 5 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | W 3 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 8 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 24 | 35 | 45 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 17 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 85 | 118 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 98 | 103 | 38 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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