Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 12PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 06). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 88 | 122 | 117 | 117 | 127 | 131 | 154 | 163 | 120 | 134 | 138 | 164 | 126 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 9:01AM0.49m | 7:52PM0.57m | 10:13AM0.56m | 8:37PM0.48m | 11:22AM0.64m | 9:39PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:25AM0.12m | 2:03PM0.33m | 3:00AM0.10m | 3:53PM0.37m | 3:41AM0.09m | 6:03PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 14 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 547 | 540 | 527 | 487 | 117 | 127 | 376 | 376 | 163 | 120 | 134 | 336 | 164 | 126 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 468 | 462 | 9 | 9 | 429 | 350 | 346 | 9 | 254 | 250 | 250 | 254 | 261 | 258 | 254 | 195 | 192 | 189 | 184 | 178 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | NW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 4 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 4 | W 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | NNW 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | NNE 8 | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 62 | 88 | 122 | 117 | — | 10 | 131 | 154 | — | — | — | 138 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 19 | 0 |
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