Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 6PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 25). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 117 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 126 | 93 | 93 | 101 | 117 | 114 | 107 | 91 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 88 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:06PM0.75m | 1:45AM0.30m | 2:43PM0.78m | 2:27AM0.32m | 3:16PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35PM0.20m | 7:07AM0.10m | 9:59PM0.18m | 7:51AM0.07m | 10:24PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | SSW 18 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 74 | 716 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 632 | 575 | 554 | 547 | 547 | 114 | 107 | 400 | 304 | 292 | 288 | 284 | 74 | 88 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | NNE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 385 | 117 | 790 | 790 | 662 | 655 | 126 | 93 | 93 | 101 | 117 | 446 | 416 | 91 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 280 | 280 | 276 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 395 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 37 | 19 | 56 | 35 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 98 | 98 | 18 | 12 | 12 |
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