Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 6AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NNE 7 | SW 15 | NNE 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
133 | 130 | 59 | 53 | 113 | 112 | 57 | 110 | 40 | 113 | 112 | 110 | 104 | 91 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 58 | 84 | 79 | 81 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:14AM0.62m | 5:03PM0.63m | 5:56AM0.66m | 5:30PM0.55m | 6:44AM0.67m | 5:58PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01PM0.07m | 11:07AM0.17m | 11:24PM0.06m | 11:58AM0.22m | 11:50PM0.07m | 1:00PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 18 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 17 |
51 | 70 | 59 | 53 | 51 | 53 | 57 | 57 | 40 | 82 | 81 | 110 | 104 | 91 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 528 | 58 | 84 | 79 | 552 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 7 | SW 15 | 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 |
73 | 130 | 73 | 68 | 68 | 84 | 118 | 84 | 114 | 42 | 112 | 79 | 55 | 78 | 273 | 192 | 267 | 348 | 329 | 86 | 404 | 404 | 390 | 81 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | S 18 | S 19 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 14 |
133 | 73 | 44 | 49 | 113 | 112 | 57 | 110 | 76 | 113 | 108 | 109 | 169 | 188 | 73 | 48 | 47 | 30 | 140 | 53 | 80 | 74 | 75 | 52 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | SW 7 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 33 | 73 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 11 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 18 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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