Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (11 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 9AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | NNE 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 20 | WNW 10 | SSW 25 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 18 | SSW 23 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | N 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 22 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 33 | 32 | 186 | 18 | 0 | 46 | 33 | 155 | 0 | 155 | 155 | 150 | 148 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:47PM0.43m | 1:34PM0.79m | 00:49AM0.38m | 2:20PM0.88m | 1:49AM0.35m | 3:06PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07AM0.04m | 8:29PM0.24m | 6:49AM0.01m | 9:27PM0.19m | 7:34AM-0.02m | 10:20PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | NE 8 | NNE 4 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 37 | 22 | 154 | 154 | 28 | 8 | 129 | 183 | 183 | 127 | 124 | 109 | 153 | 205 | 150 | 319 | 433 | 574 | 705 | 622 | 616 | 801 | 952 | 1064 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | S 18 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 18 | S 17 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 25 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 18 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 50 | 99 | 29 | 29 | 98 | 94 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 97 | 186 | 149 | 213 | 104 | 102 | 91 | 211 | 88 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 20 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 18 | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | N 9 |
| kJ | 32 | 58 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 71 | 45 | 45 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 97 | 46 | 33 | 155 | 88 | 155 | 155 | 150 | 148 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 19 | 19 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 12 | 98 | 100 | 25 | 0 | 12 |
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