Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 12PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | W 13 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | N 3 | SW 16 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 22 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 28 | 15 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:16AM0.59m | 7:03PM0.49m | 9:30AM0.63m | 7:38PM0.40m | 10:50AM0.68m | 8:46PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06PM0.34m | 1:54AM0.09m | 4:10PM0.36m | 2:41AM0.10m | 6:56PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 79 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 70 | 22 | 24 | 14 | 70 | 46 | 46 | 59 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 37 | 35 | 12 | 29 | 28 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NNE 5 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NNE 4 | SW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 10 | 33 | 31 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 7 | 51 | 47 | 46 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 6 | 56 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 52 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 62 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 25 | 61 | 23 | 22 | 52 | 51 | 17 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 6 | NNE 4 | — | S 2 | S 3 | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | N 3 | — | S 4 | S 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 19 | 11 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 100 | 100 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 98 | 19 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 23 | 18 | 38 | 19 | 12 | 100 | 104 | 100 | 100 | 99 |
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