Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 4PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NNE 7 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 28 | 23 | 16 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 41 | 47 | 133 | 135 | 130 | 49 | 59 | 115 | 112 | 51 | 110 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:09PM0.75m | 4:36AM0.58m | 4:36PM0.69m | 5:14AM0.62m | 5:03PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40AM0.10m | 10:39PM0.08m | 10:22AM0.13m | 11:01PM0.07m | 11:07AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSW 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 13 | S 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 209 | 184 | 257 | 181 | 29 | 30 | 171 | 161 | 32 | 32 | 41 | 47 | 42 | 32 | 33 | 49 | 59 | 70 | 70 | 51 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 24 | 206 | 184 | 188 | 135 | 171 | 30 | 32 | 121 | 84 | 160 | 107 | 73 | 73 | 130 | 73 | 68 | 68 | 48 | 121 | 114 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 132 | 28 | 23 | 16 | 127 | 85 | 121 | 55 | 121 | 121 | 74 | 69 | 133 | 135 | 73 | 44 | 49 | 115 | 112 | 57 | 110 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 100 | 100 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
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