Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 3PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 8 | W 8 | SW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3089 | 2288 | 1733 | 650 | 369 | 297 | 140 | 186 | 91 | 66 | 54 | 37 | 23 | 39 | 33 | 25 | 43 | 130 | 137 | 154 | 154 | 148 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:18PM0.82m | 2:40AM0.48m | 2:55PM0.80m | 3:19AM0.56m | 3:28PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:21AM0.09m | 9:06PM0.09m | 8:14AM0.08m | 9:31PM0.07m | 9:04AM0.09m | 9:55PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 3089 | 2288 | 1733 | 650 | 322 | 297 | 188 | 186 | 346 | 336 | 326 | 257 | 236 | 232 | 229 | 176 | 176 | 173 | 170 | 41 | 40 | 46 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | NE 7 | SSW 7 | SW 16 | NNE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 612 | 588 | 543 | 449 | 369 | 199 | 140 | 431 | 107 | 86 | 68 | 47 | 44 | 32 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 130 | 44 | 129 | 121 | 115 | 179 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | NE 7 | SSW 7 | NW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 12 |
| kJ | 66 | 82 | 79 | 84 | 449 | 443 | 437 | 94 | 91 | 66 | 54 | 37 | 23 | 39 | 33 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 137 | 154 | 154 | 148 | 72 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 391 | 404 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 53 | — | 8 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 25 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 98 | 98 | 100 | 18 | 19 | 100 | 100 | 19 | 100 | 38 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
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