Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 2AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 68 | 96 | 88 | 96 | 66 | 72 | 72 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 62 | 50 | 48 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:24AM0.51m | 6:05PM0.65m | 7:15AM0.55m | 6:33PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:23AM0.10m | 11:52AM0.22m | 00:48AM0.09m | 12:48PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 68 | 68 | 51 | 49 | 75 | 66 | 72 | 72 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 62 | 50 | 48 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 123 | 127 | 96 | 88 | 96 | 51 | 41 | 40 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 34 | 56 | 84 | 78 | 75 | 75 | 83 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | W 12 | W 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 39 | 38 | 45 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | SSW 3 | WNW 2 | NW 8 | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 45 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 100 | 0 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 98 | 104 | 100 | 99 | 18 |
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