Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 5PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 322 | 411 | 406 | 406 | 400 | 395 | 385 | 380 | 380 | 370 | 360 | 355 | 355 | 284 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 268 | 264 | 200 | 198 | 195 | 192 | 187 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:28AM0.37m | 5:04PM0.91m | 5:19AM0.41m | 5:42PM0.85m | 6:13AM0.45m | 6:17PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53AM0.01m | 00:05AM0.08m | 10:42AM0.06m | 00:39AM0.08m | 11:32AM0.14m | 1:11AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:05 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | NNE 7 | SSW 16 | NNE 7 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 322 | 411 | 406 | 406 | 400 | 395 | 385 | 380 | 380 | 370 | 360 | 355 | 355 | 284 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 268 | 264 | 200 | 57 | 344 | 50 | 218 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | NNE 7 | SSW 13 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | W 14 | NNE 7 | SSW 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 202 | 111 | 134 | 71 | 206 | 229 | 229 | 201 | 31 | 111 | 36 | 51 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 40 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 40 | 198 | 51 | 218 | 187 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 13 | NNE 8 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SW 12 | S 16 | SSW 16 | W 14 | W 14 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 109 | 204 | 204 | 21 | 36 | 44 | 35 | 30 | 84 | 32 | 73 | 109 | 129 | 174 | 240 | 97 | 91 | 132 | 67 | 183 | 259 | 195 | 192 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 4 | 35 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 34 | 32 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
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