Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 4PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | W 11 | W 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 33 | 39 | 49 | 42 | 24 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 37 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 26 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 1:56PM0.86m | 1:52AM0.32m | 2:42PM0.90m | 2:44AM0.37m | 3:22PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17PM0.14m | 7:17AM0.03m | 9:48PM0.11m | 8:12AM0.02m | 10:18PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 16 | NNE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NNE 6 | SSW 16 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 25 | 33 | 39 | 49 | 42 | 24 | 183 | 22 | 314 | 322 | 32 | 253 | 37 | 26 | 225 | 280 | 276 | 336 | 331 | 322 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | NNE 5 | S 15 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | SSW 16 | NNE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 96 | 153 | 193 | 198 | 198 | 186 | 15 | 170 | 30 | 33 | 250 | 32 | 250 | 243 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 26 | 308 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | S 20 | S 20 |
| kJ | 103 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 85 | 37 | 37 | 49 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 15 | 15 | 86 | 133 | 194 | 276 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 10 | S 3 | — | N 5 | — | SSW 9 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 17 | 3 | — | 12 | — | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 100 | 12 | 25 | 12 | 19 | 99 | 12 | 100 | 112 | 100 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 103 | 112 | 25 | 4 | 23 |
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