Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (03 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 11PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 9 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:16AM0.59m | 7:03PM0.49m | 9:30AM0.63m | 7:38PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18AM0.09m | 2:06PM0.34m | 1:54AM0.09m | 4:10PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NNE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 75 | 83 | 73 | 72 | 23 | 78 | 73 | 73 | 70 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 70 | 46 | 46 | 39 | 9 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 12 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NNE 5 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 23 | 31 | 79 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 9 | 51 | 47 | 46 | 39 | 46 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NNE 4 | NNE 9 | NE 5 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 62 | 27 | 33 | 31 | 59 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 4 | 34 | 5 | 46 | 38 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | — | — | — | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 98 | 100 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 100 | 104 | 100 |
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