Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 8AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 380 | 380 | 370 | 360 | 355 | 355 | 284 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 268 | 264 | 200 | 198 | 195 | 192 | 187 | 134 | 130 | 126 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:19AM0.41m | 5:42PM0.85m | 6:13AM0.45m | 6:17PM0.77m | 7:09AM0.48m | 6:50PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:05AM0.08m | 10:42AM0.06m | 00:39AM0.08m | 11:32AM0.14m | 1:11AM0.09m | 12:27PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 14 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 380 | 380 | 370 | 360 | 355 | 355 | 284 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 268 | 264 | 68 | 85 | 64 | 50 | 218 | 48 | 53 | 42 | 51 | 53 | 53 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | W 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 201 | 31 | 32 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 59 | 51 | 40 | 26 | 31 | 200 | 259 | 344 | 218 | 187 | 134 | 210 | 158 | 160 | 210 | 133 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SSE 9 | S 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 30 | 84 | 111 | 73 | 109 | 129 | 174 | 240 | 97 | 91 | 132 | 131 | 183 | 198 | 195 | 192 | 26 | 148 | 130 | 126 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 87 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | SSE 10 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | S 3 | N 7 | NNE 7 | — | S 4 | WSW 8 | N 7 | — | SSE 4 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 34 | 34 | — | 3 | 22 | 33 | — | 4 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 0 |
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