Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 6AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | W 14 | W 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 66 | 70 | 184 | 183 | 177 | 157 | 85 | 110 | 246 | 246 | 60 | 55 | 88 | 110 | 108 | 118 | 168 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 11:07PM0.34m | 1:17PM0.81m | 00:33AM0.31m | 2:08PM0.88m | 1:44AM0.30m | 2:56PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25AM0.05m | 8:45PM0.22m | 6:22AM0.02m | 9:33PM0.17m | 7:18AM-0.00m | 10:14PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 16 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 75 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 55 | 56 | 68 | 71 | 78 | 73 | 85 | 110 | 110 | 83 | 60 | 53 | 88 | 110 | 108 | 258 | 168 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 14 | W 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 103 | 103 | 103 | 73 | 76 | 76 | 66 | 70 | 184 | 183 | 177 | 157 | 209 | 207 | 246 | 246 | 309 | 302 | 281 | 264 | 258 | 50 | 255 | 251 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 11 | SW 19 | SSW 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 30 | 55 | 36 | 37 | 41 | 96 | 37 | 30 | 56 | 62 | 64 | 63 | 60 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 41 | 44 | 25 | 48 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | SSE 5 | S 11 | N 6 | N 7 | — | SSE 5 | N 7 | NNE 7 | — | SSE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 21 | 31 | 32 | — | 8 | 61 | 118 | — | 111 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
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