Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 9AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | 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 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 87 | 86 | 54 | 28 | 39 | 48 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 47 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 52 | 43 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:11AM0.52m | 7:20PM0.57m | 9:19AM0.56m | 7:48PM0.48m | 10:31AM0.59m | 8:18PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43AM0.10m | 1:31PM0.30m | 2:14AM0.11m | 2:59PM0.36m | 2:49AM0.12m | 5:16PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NNE 6 | S 13 |
| kJ | 50 | 38 | 37 | 28 | 39 | 48 | 33 | 33 | 200 | 260 | 412 | 502 | 489 | 441 | 429 | 424 | 418 | 412 | 401 | 390 | 311 | 302 | 43 | 336 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 12 | S 17 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | S 14 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 108 | 117 | 85 | 115 | 125 | 162 | 75 | 220 | 33 | 20 | 47 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 52 | 236 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | WNW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | S 11 | SSW 26 |
| kJ | 87 | 86 | 54 | 112 | 159 | 95 | 160 | 62 | 40 | 62 | 28 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 77 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 111 | 67 | 91 | 224 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | W 8 | — | NNE 7 | N 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 25 | — | — | 1 | — | 15 | 21 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 112 | 100 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 19 | 98 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 103 | 100 | 100 | 18 | 12 |
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