Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 4PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | NNE 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 71 | 91 | 118 | 91 | 184 | 183 | 177 | 157 | 107 | 249 | 246 | 246 | 55 | 55 | 68 | 88 | 96 | 127 | 158 | 105 | 78 | 64 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:17PM0.81m | 00:33AM0.31m | 2:08PM0.88m | 1:44AM0.30m | 2:56PM0.93m | 2:43AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45PM0.22m | 6:22AM0.02m | 9:33PM0.17m | 7:18AM-0.00m | 10:14PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — |
 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | 7:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 60 | 71 | 91 | 118 | 91 | 71 | 60 | 70 | 73 | 107 | 110 | 85 | 68 | 50 | 50 | 68 | 88 | 258 | 258 | 158 | 105 | 78 | 64 | 242 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 14 | W 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 12 |
| kJ | 73 | 76 | 76 | 66 | 70 | 184 | 183 | 177 | 157 | 209 | 249 | 246 | 246 | 309 | 302 | 281 | 264 | 43 | 46 | 255 | 251 | 248 | 245 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 11 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | S 12 | W 13 | W 13 | SSE 12 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 55 | 36 | 37 | 41 | 96 | 45 | 55 | 56 | 62 | 64 | 63 | 60 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 41 | 52 | 50 | 46 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 3 | SSE 4 | — | N 8 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | 127 | 4 | 11 | — | 54 | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 35 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 12 |
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