Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 9AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 186 | 91 | 51 | 48 | 28 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 33 | 130 | 137 | 154 | 154 | 148 | 133 | 211 | 211 | 208 | 203 | 186 | 181 | 181 | 178 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:40AM0.48m | 2:55PM0.80m | 3:19AM0.56m | 3:28PM0.76m | 3:57AM0.62m | 4:00PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14AM0.08m | 9:31PM0.07m | 9:04AM0.09m | 9:55PM0.06m | 9:51AM0.11m | 10:19PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 12 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 186 | 419 | 336 | 326 | 257 | 253 | 232 | 229 | 176 | 176 | 173 | 170 | 125 | 46 | 30 | 83 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 203 | 186 | 181 | 181 | 178 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 431 | 88 | 86 | 62 | 47 | 44 | 32 | 27 | 25 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 121 | 115 | 133 | 211 | 211 | 208 | 13 | 44 | 41 | 33 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | NNE 4 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 94 | 91 | 51 | 48 | 28 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 130 | 137 | 154 | 154 | 148 | 12 | 73 | 81 | 71 | 42 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 19 | 98 | 103 | 100 | 100 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 100 | 104 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
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