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) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 4AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 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 Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 111 | 90 | 61 | 108 | 83 | 70 | 62 | 44 | 36 | 59 | 58 | 47 | 35 | 154 | 152 | 152 | 150 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:41AM0.37m | 4:17PM0.82m | 4:18AM0.40m | 4:45PM0.81m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48PM0.14m | 9:09AM0.06m | 11:12PM0.13m | 9:46AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | NNE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | 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 |
| kJ | 265 | 111 | 258 | 247 | 243 | 243 | 70 | 178 | 176 | 173 | 225 | 225 | 170 | 162 | 168 | 225 | 219 | 54 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | SSW 14 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 13 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 35 | 204 | 90 | 61 | 108 | 83 | 137 | 62 | 44 | 36 | 59 | 56 | 47 | 35 | 27 | 30 | 46 | 215 | 166 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 13 | NE 12 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 54 | 72 | 59 | 25 | 26 | 6 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 58 | 58 | 68 | 68 | 154 | 152 | 152 | 150 | 138 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 98 | 38 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 99 | 100 | 112 | 112 | 100 | 0 |
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