Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 4AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | W 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | W 14 | W 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 81 | 81 | 81 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 79 | 86 | 83 | 70 | 57 | 54 | 55 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 80 | 184 | 183 | 177 | 157 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:39PM0.40m | 12:22PM0.73m | 11:07PM0.34m | 1:17PM0.81m | 00:33AM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM0.07m | 7:43PM0.29m | 5:25AM0.05m | 8:45PM0.22m | 6:22AM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — |
 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SW 19 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 81 | 81 | 81 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 79 | 86 | 83 | 70 | 57 | 54 | 51 | 64 | 64 | 60 | 80 | 80 | 60 | 177 | 100 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | W 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 192 | 187 | 184 | 219 | 212 | 165 | 162 | 153 | 153 | 112 | 108 | 104 | 103 | 103 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 41 | 70 | 184 | 183 | 56 | 157 | 209 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 4 | SSE 8 | W 16 | W 15 | S 4 | W 15 | SSE 8 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 19 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 34 | 33 | 20 | 14 | 30 | 55 | 36 | 37 | 66 | 96 | 35 | 20 | 28 | 62 | 64 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 73 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 99 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
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