Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 9AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SW 19 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 53 | 121 | 111 | 92 | 86 | 67 | 74 | 64 | 96 | 86 | 83 | 79 | 61 | 44 | 56 | 72 | 68 | 48 | 42 | 154 | 152 | 152 | 150 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:05AM0.34m | 3:48PM0.82m | 3:41AM0.37m | 4:17PM0.82m | 4:18AM0.40m | 4:45PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31AM0.06m | 10:48PM0.14m | 9:09AM0.06m | 11:12PM0.13m | 9:46AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 53 | 121 | 111 | 92 | 86 | 207 | 204 | 258 | 247 | 243 | 243 | 79 | 178 | 176 | 173 | 225 | 225 | 170 | 165 | 168 | 229 | 34 | 57 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 13 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 15 | SW 18 | NNE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 210 | 198 | 192 | 195 | 261 | 67 | 68 | 64 | 96 | 86 | 83 | 137 | 61 | 44 | 56 | 72 | 68 | 48 | 68 | 154 | 40 | 219 | 166 | 166 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SSE 10 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 15 | SW 18 | S 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 31 | 9 | 17 | 35 | 64 | 35 | 74 | 60 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 58 | 58 | 68 | 81 | 67 | 152 | 152 | 150 | 140 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 4 | WSW 8 | SSW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 37 | 9 | 13 | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 38 | 98 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 54 | 100 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 14 | 19 | 98 | 103 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
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