Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 2PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | WNW 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | WNW 11 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 95 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 49 | 46 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 46 | 55 | 68 | 65 | 33 | 27 | 42 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:30AM0.60m | 6:02PM0.58m | 7:19AM0.61m | 6:25PM0.49m | 8:16AM0.61m | 6:42PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:18PM0.24m | 00:32AM0.09m | 1:18PM0.30m | 00:58AM0.11m | 2:41PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 95 | 422 | 168 | 219 | 144 | 99 | 440 | 422 | 416 | 333 | 333 | 324 | 320 | 55 | 68 | 65 | 33 | 160 | 162 | 165 | 165 | 121 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 145 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 222 | 222 | 50 | 27 | 35 | 41 | 38 | 39 | 46 | 243 | 225 | 167 | 165 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 58 | 57 | 185 | 183 | 49 | 46 | 37 | 37 | 14 | 9 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 42 | 78 | 80 | 25 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | SW 5 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 1132 | 606 | 254 | 181 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 54 | 103 | 19 | 100 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 100 | 19 | 97 | 0 | 103 | 25 | 18 | 0 |
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