Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 4AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 181 | 181 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 183 | 91 | 92 | 49 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 53 | 52 | 68 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:35AM0.67m | 4:29PM0.63m | 5:12AM0.70m | 4:56PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19PM0.05m | 10:36AM0.14m | 10:41PM0.06m | 11:23AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 52 | 50 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 183 | 26 | 46 | 49 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 53 | 52 | 68 | 30 | 30 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 181 | 181 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 24 | 91 | 92 | 99 | 46 | 70 | 70 | 158 | 89 | 86 | 84 | 54 | 54 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 29 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 18 | 102 | 66 | 45 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 10 | 40 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 11 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 98 | 98 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 25 |
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