Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 10AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 112 | 109 | 88 | 88 | 98 | 111 | 104 | 88 | 72 | 86 | 86 | 105 | 81 | 84 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 93 | 93 | 138 | 134 | 91 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:56AM0.66m | 5:30PM0.55m | 6:44AM0.67m | 5:58PM0.47m | 7:43AM0.68m | 6:27PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58AM0.22m | 11:50PM0.07m | 1:00PM0.27m | 00:21AM0.07m | 2:28PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 18 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 82 | 96 | 101 | 88 | 88 | 98 | 111 | 104 | 88 | 72 | 528 | 86 | 105 | 81 | 465 | 659 | 651 | 535 | 507 | 494 | 458 | 134 | 91 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NNE 7 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 113 | 81 | 79 | 55 | 78 | 273 | 192 | 267 | 348 | 329 | 86 | 408 | 404 | 390 | 84 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 93 | 93 | 36 | 357 | 347 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 18 | S 19 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | W 11 | W 11 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 112 | 112 | 109 | 169 | 188 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 30 | 97 | 32 | 80 | 74 | 77 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 39 | 23 | 17 | 36 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NNE 7 | SSE 5 | — |
| kJ | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 138 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 0 |
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