Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 9PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 31 | 0 | 49 | 47 | 33 | 27 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 45 | 49 | 47 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 36 | 36 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:15PM0.76m | 2:16AM0.36m | 2:46PM0.78m | 2:51AM0.41m | 3:15PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20PM0.16m | 7:39AM0.10m | 9:39PM0.14m | 8:20AM0.08m | 9:58PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 17 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 19 |
| kJ | 204 | 204 | 156 | 49 | 47 | 33 | 27 | 34 | 32 | 34 | 45 | 49 | 47 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 381 | 36 | 36 | 573 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 18 | NNE 5 | SSW 17 | S 19 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 32 | 31 | 19 | 195 | 170 | 121 | 119 | 117 | 117 | 113 | 188 | 81 | 81 | 167 | 92 | 163 | 230 | 33 | 300 | 480 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSW 18 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 16 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 14 | S 19 | S 20 | S 17 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 16 | 23 | 103 | 17 | 10 | 149 | 103 | 201 | 146 | 198 | 111 | 120 | 163 | 165 | 165 | 162 | 160 | 179 | 276 | 270 | 135 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | S 6 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | S 12 | W 9 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | 15 | 34 | — | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | — | 24 | 15 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 290 | 38 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 100 | 12 | 100 | 103 | 100 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 12 |
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