Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 3PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (01 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 77 | 59 | 91 | 72 | 85 | 91 | 88 | 96 | 66 | 70 | 81 | 77 | 64 | 64 | 68 | 50 | 47 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:39AM0.48m | 5:39PM0.72m | 6:24AM0.51m | 6:05PM0.65m | 7:15AM0.55m | 6:33PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05AM0.16m | 00:23AM0.10m | 11:52AM0.22m | 00:48AM0.09m | 12:48PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 72 | 77 | 59 | 91 | 72 | 85 | 62 | 46 | 64 | 66 | 70 | 81 | 77 | 64 | 64 | 68 | 50 | 47 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 142 | 133 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 127 | 91 | 88 | 96 | 51 | 41 | 24 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 57 | 57 | 84 | 51 | 50 | 83 | 83 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 13 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 68 | 42 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 36 | 43 | 26 | 40 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 26 | 32 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 9 | W 2 | WNW 3 | — | S 5 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 28 | 1 | 3 | — | 13 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 103 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 98 | 104 | 100 | 97 | 98 |
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