
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 5AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 10). An 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 (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | NNE 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 32 | 130 | 137 | 154 | 154 | 148 | 19 | 211 | 211 | 208 | 31 | 186 | 181 | 181 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 183 | 91 | 92 | 29 | 52 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:19AM0.56m | 3:28PM0.76m | 3:57AM0.62m | 4:00PM0.70m | 4:35AM0.67m | 4:29PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:04AM0.09m | 9:55PM0.06m | 9:51AM0.11m | 10:19PM0.05m | 10:36AM0.14m | 10:41PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SW 15 | NNE 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
176 | 176 | 173 | 170 | 47 | 41 | 41 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 186 | 52 | 181 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 183 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 52 | 52 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | NNE 5 | SW 15 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
35 | 32 | 43 | 43 | 129 | 121 | 83 | 179 | 211 | 211 | 208 | 169 | 17 | 181 | 37 | 37 | 50 | 39 | 35 | 91 | 92 | 99 | 46 | 70 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
26 | 18 | 130 | 137 | 154 | 154 | 148 | 72 | 81 | 63 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 102 | 66 | 45 | 65 | 65 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 7 | — | SE 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 17 | — | 5 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 14 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 103 | 100 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 38 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 38 | 38 | 18 |
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