Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 8PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | NNE 7 | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | W 10 | W 10 | NNE 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 19 | 143 | 133 | 59 | 53 | 52 | 224 | 127 | 124 | 121 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 36 | 51 | 51 | 63 | 112 | 110 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:49AM0.62m | 12:03PM0.64m | 11:29PM0.26m | 12:58PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15AM0.18m | 8:38PM0.25m | 4:44AM0.18m | 8:45PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 11 | NNE 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 209 | 207 | 143 | 133 | 177 | 284 | 298 | 224 | 127 | 58 | 30 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 36 | 26 | 34 | 60 | 64 | 60 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | W 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 16 | W 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 17 | 19 | 19 | 61 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 124 | 83 | 30 | 40 | 38 | 138 | 164 | 164 | 63 | 64 | 59 | 152 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | S 11 | W 11 | NNE 7 | W 11 | W 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | S 13 | SSW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 40 | 37 | 61 | 19 | 59 | 53 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 121 | 54 | 51 | 126 | 160 | 51 | 51 | 150 | 112 | 110 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSE 8 | SW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 24 | 24 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 35 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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