Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 10AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | N 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 37 | 154 | 152 | 152 | 150 | 138 | 44 | 32 | 37 | 44 | 47 | 183 | 178 | 0 | 115 | 75 | 55 | 53 | 82 | 88 | 75 | 91 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:18AM0.40m | 4:45PM0.81m | 4:57AM0.44m | 5:12PM0.77m | 5:39AM0.48m | 5:39PM0.72m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46AM0.07m | 11:35PM0.12m | 10:24AM0.11m | 11:59PM0.11m | 11:05AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NNE 6 | S 13 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 170 | 162 | 168 | 225 | 219 | 215 | 166 | 44 | 163 | 37 | 44 | 47 | 55 | 178 | 146 | 115 | 75 | 55 | 53 | 82 | 88 | 75 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | S 13 | NNE 6 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 36 | 37 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 38 | 43 | 163 | 32 | 161 | 112 | 106 | 183 | 72 | 72 | 144 | 142 | 133 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 125 | 91 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 12 | S 5 | S 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | 68 | 68 | 154 | 152 | 152 | 150 | 138 | 175 | 173 | 173 | 169 | 162 | 104 | 4 | 4 | 69 | 68 | 42 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SSW 8 | N 5 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSE 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 8 | — | WSW 8 | S 8 | SW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 14 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 56 | 96 | 8 | 3 | 13 | — | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 98 | 103 | 100 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 103 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 103 | 0 | 100 | 103 |
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