Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 3AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | W 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 111 | 108 | 96 | 91 | 77 | 77 | 73 | 59 | 93 | 88 | 55 | 51 | 2 | 72 | 53 | 0 | 77 | 88 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:27PM0.39m | 8:58AM0.68m | 6:59PM0.32m | 10:26AM0.70m | 9:25PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:59AM0.09m | 5:04PM0.31m | 1:54AM0.12m | 7:14PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NNE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 111 | 108 | 96 | 91 | 77 | 77 | 210 | 189 | 93 | 503 | 633 | 502 | 363 | 759 | 655 | 726 | 607 | 476 | 483 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 13 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 14 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 21 | SSW 20 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 371 | 357 | 347 | 272 | 343 | 249 | 73 | 59 | 239 | 88 | 55 | 51 | 289 | 72 | 53 | 9 | 38 | 88 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 21 | SW 18 | S 21 | W 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 36 | 36 | 36 | 116 | 98 | 209 | 264 | 253 | 158 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 38 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | 53 | 77 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 112 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
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