Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 3AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NW 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 112 | 110 | 82 | 82 | 121 | 158 | 119 | 107 | 65 | 64 | 58 | 42 | 42 | 33 | 32 | 59 | 33 | 32 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:53AM0.29m | 1:40PM0.72m | 1:39AM0.32m | 2:15PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45PM0.21m | 5:58AM0.15m | 9:01PM0.18m | 6:54AM0.12m | 9:20PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 64 | 62 | 58 | 53 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 71 | 53 | 60 | 58 | 42 | 42 | 33 | 32 | 42 | 33 | 32 | 170 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 88 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 121 | 158 | 119 | 107 | 65 | 64 | 109 | 186 | 160 | 170 | 204 | 204 | 201 | 195 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 5 | S 12 |
| kJ | 112 | 110 | 152 | 150 | 148 | 146 | 144 | 142 | 126 | 110 | 85 | 93 | 50 | 115 | 103 | 103 | 101 | 9 | 99 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | NW 11 | N 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | 59 | 16 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 25 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 38 | 99 |
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