Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 12PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SW 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 78 | 30 | 102 | 91 | 88 | 106 | 91 | 7 | 97 | 107 | 96 | 127 | 131 | 131 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 114 | 110 | 107 | 107 | 86 | 70 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:53AM0.43m | 7:17PM0.64m | 9:01AM0.49m | 7:52PM0.57m | 10:13AM0.56m | 8:37PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:46PM0.27m | 2:25AM0.12m | 2:03PM0.33m | 3:00AM0.10m | 3:53PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NNE 7 | SSW 17 | NNE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 528 | 522 | 522 | 99 | 618 | 88 | 554 | 554 | 547 | 97 | 107 | 96 | 127 | 131 | 131 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 114 | 110 | 107 | 107 | 86 | 254 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | NNE 8 | NNE 5 | SSW 18 | NNE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 116 | 78 | 30 | 510 | 91 | 568 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 540 | 527 | 487 | 468 | 381 | 376 | 376 | 371 | 350 | 346 | 336 | 254 | 250 | 250 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 34 | 111 | 28 | 102 | 34 | 58 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | — | — | WNW 11 | SW 11 | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 78 | — | — | 24 | 29 | — | 106 | 91 | 88 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 100 | 103 | 103 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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