Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 5PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 17 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 131 | 273 | 267 | 351 | 364 | 351 | 322 | 411 | 406 | 406 | 400 | 395 | 385 | 380 | 380 | 370 | 360 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 276 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:24PM0.95m | 4:28AM0.37m | 5:04PM0.91m | 5:19AM0.41m | 5:42PM0.85m | 6:13AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03AM-0.02m | 11:30PM0.09m | 9:53AM0.01m | 00:05AM0.08m | 10:42AM0.06m | 00:39AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — |
 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | 7:06 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 194 | 191 | 267 | 351 | 364 | 351 | 322 | 411 | 406 | 406 | 400 | 395 | 385 | 380 | 380 | 370 | 360 | 355 | 88 | 73 | 280 | 280 | 280 | 276 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | W 17 | SW 14 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 14 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 13 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NNE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 27 | 273 | 186 | 48 | 50 | 200 | 202 | 111 | 134 | 71 | 206 | 27 | 54 | 44 | 42 | 111 | 30 | 59 | 355 | 355 | 51 | 97 | 91 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | NNE 7 | SSW 15 | NNE 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | S 8 | NNE 7 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 |
| kJ | 131 | 41 | 47 | 151 | 111 | 109 | 109 | 204 | 31 | 84 | 44 | 229 | 229 | 201 | 29 | 21 | 73 | 109 | 131 | 243 | 240 | 55 | 54 | 132 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | — | SSW 10 | SSE 6 | S 2 | S 3 | — | — | N 3 | NNE 7 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | S 7 | S 10 | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 18 | 6 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 30 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | — | 8 | 31 | — | 51 | 36 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 25 | 34 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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