Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 7AM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | NNE 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | W 19 | W 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 184 | 183 | 177 | 157 | 85 | 249 | 246 | 246 | 62 | 55 | 64 | 75 | 93 | 96 | 96 | 93 | 101 | 99 | 83 | 91 | 91 | 72 | 178 | 162 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:33AM0.31m | 2:08PM0.88m | 1:44AM0.30m | 2:56PM0.93m | 2:43AM0.32m | 3:41PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22AM0.02m | 9:33PM0.17m | 7:18AM-0.00m | 10:14PM0.13m | 8:12AM-0.02m | 10:53PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 16 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 15 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 60 | 62 | 70 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 93 | 80 | 62 | 50 | 64 | 75 | 93 | 96 | 96 | 93 | 248 | 99 | 83 | 229 | 91 | 66 | 53 | 208 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 184 | 183 | 177 | 157 | 209 | 249 | 246 | 246 | 309 | 302 | 281 | 264 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 251 | 47 | 245 | 242 | 26 | 220 | 217 | 211 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | S 12 | S 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 9 | W 12 | W 12 | S 11 | W 12 | WNW 19 | W 19 | W 18 |
| kJ | 37 | 30 | 56 | 62 | 64 | 63 | 60 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 41 | 44 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 15 | 47 | 47 | 22 | 26 | 72 | 178 | 162 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | — | SE 8 | W 3 | N 7 | SW 11 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | — | — | NNE 7 | SW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 28 | — | 17 | 2 | 56 | 42 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 101 | — | — | 91 | 30 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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