Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 8PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | W 12 | NNE 5 | W 12 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 25 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 34 | 57 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:50AM0.68m | 8:46PM0.32m | 12:04PM0.74m | 11:08PM0.28m | 1:05PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:56PM0.32m | 3:45AM0.09m | 8:07PM0.25m | 5:01AM0.08m | 8:44PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 14 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 19 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 81 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 34 | 57 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 22 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 37 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 96 | 45 | 45 | 145 | 120 | 118 | 69 | 124 | 99 | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | W 12 | S 11 | W 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 20 | S 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 50 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 37 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 98 | 33 | 96 | 95 | 46 | 88 | 84 | 81 | 43 | 123 | 120 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 104 | 100 | 12 | 98 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 18 | 99 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 103 | 103 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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