Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 5PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 264 | 200 | 198 | 195 | 192 | 189 | 134 | 130 | 126 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 56 | 55 | 30 | 40 | 32 | 33 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:17PM0.77m | 7:09AM0.48m | 6:50PM0.67m | 8:11AM0.52m | 7:20PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32AM0.14m | 1:11AM0.09m | 12:27PM0.22m | 1:43AM0.10m | 1:31PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | NNE 7 | SSW 16 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 12 | S 12 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 264 | 200 | 51 | 344 | 51 | 51 | 40 | 51 | 54 | 77 | 73 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 85 | 76 | 30 | 40 | 32 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 16 | NNE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 13 | S 17 |
| kJ | 31 | 40 | 259 | 51 | 218 | 218 | 213 | 210 | 156 | 213 | 210 | 133 | 73 | 108 | 56 | 55 | 115 | 125 | 162 | 130 | 220 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | NNE 6 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 11 |
| kJ | 131 | 183 | 198 | 195 | 192 | 189 | 134 | 130 | 126 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 16 | 117 | 112 | 159 | 95 | 160 | 62 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | W 3 | W 3 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | — | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 8 | — | 23 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 100 | 112 | 99 | 99 | 99 |
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