Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 4AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 07). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 131 | 147 | 124 | 134 | 138 | 134 | 111 | 84 | 68 | 66 | 78 | 73 | 64 | 77 | 90 | 99 | 81 | 59 | 61 | 68 | 66 | 83 | 73 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:13AM0.56m | 8:37PM0.48m | 11:22AM0.64m | 9:39PM0.40m | 12:22PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00AM0.10m | 3:53PM0.37m | 3:41AM0.09m | 6:03PM0.35m | 4:30AM0.07m | 7:43PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 14 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 131 | 147 | 124 | 134 | 138 | 134 | 111 | 84 | 254 | 66 | 78 | 73 | 64 | 77 | 90 | 99 | 81 | 59 | 61 | 68 | 66 | 83 | 73 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 456 | 449 | 350 | 346 | 336 | 254 | 313 | 250 | 68 | 261 | 258 | 254 | 195 | 192 | 189 | 184 | 178 | 173 | 165 | 156 | 115 | 113 | 151 | 108 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | W 15 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | S 3 | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | S 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 100 | 104 | 25 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 100 | 104 | 0 |
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