Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 4PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | WNW 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 441 | 593 | 454 | 291 | 157 | 125 | 84 | 65 | 65 | 50 | 49 | 59 | 56 | 53 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 46 | 55 | 43 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:36PM0.67m | 6:30AM0.60m | 6:02PM0.58m | 7:19AM0.61m | 6:25PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:27AM0.17m | 00:06AM0.08m | 12:18PM0.24m | 00:32AM0.09m | 1:18PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 284 | 593 | 454 | 291 | 157 | 552 | 246 | 153 | 124 | 95 | 89 | 52 | 440 | 422 | 503 | 333 | 333 | 324 | 320 | 239 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 14 | NNE 8 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 5 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 13 |
| kJ | 24 | 280 | 284 | 289 | 196 | 192 | 84 | 422 | 219 | 219 | 222 | 222 | 39 | 53 | 41 | 40 | 34 | 46 | 55 | 41 | 225 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | WNW 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | S 5 | WNW 11 | SSW 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 24 | 57 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 181 | 65 | 65 | 50 | 49 | 59 | 56 | 20 | 43 | 9 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | SW 3 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NNE 8 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | WSW 6 | — |
| kJ | 441 | 2 | 123 | 255 | 898 | 125 | 356 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 444 | 453 | 16 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 100 | 100 | 103 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 0 | 18 | 100 | 100 | 0 |
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