Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (20 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 3AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Mon 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SW 18 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | SW 16 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | S 18 | S 18 | NW 9 | NNE 11 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 48 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 40 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:36PM0.73m | 9:00AM0.42m | 8:18PM0.64m | 10:19AM0.49m | 9:01PM0.55m | 11:27AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53AM0.11m | 1:46PM0.28m | 3:32AM0.11m | 3:20PM0.35m | 4:09AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — |
 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 219 | 215 | 212 | 161 | 144 | 137 | 98 | 99 | 159 | 157 | 155 | 264 | 253 | 229 | 173 | 171 | 165 | 165 | 215 | 304 | 225 | 220 | 190 | 188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | NNE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NNE 5 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | NNE 5 | S 18 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 160 | 156 | 15 | 190 | 188 | 132 | 183 | 163 | 99 | 98 | 97 | 8 | 72 | 186 | 266 | 184 | 188 | 17 | 307 | 116 | 112 | 103 | 71 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 5 | S 17 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | SW 16 | S 18 | NNE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | NNE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 10 | 140 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 79 | 48 | 30 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 230 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | NW 9 | NNW 7 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 33 | 4 | 11 | 21 | — | 3 | 5 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 18 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 100 | 18 | 98 | 103 |
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