Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 8AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 70 | 72 | 84 | 98 | 96 | 81 | 62 | 75 | 70 | 68 | 73 | 73 | 91 | 100 | 75 | 53 | 47 | 62 | 64 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:43AM0.68m | 6:27PM0.39m | 8:58AM0.68m | 6:59PM0.32m | 10:26AM0.70m | 9:25PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:21AM0.07m | 2:28PM0.32m | 00:59AM0.09m | 5:04PM0.31m | 1:54AM0.12m | 7:14PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NNE 7 | S 15 | S 15 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 659 | 651 | 535 | 507 | 494 | 96 | 357 | 347 | 75 | 70 | 68 | 267 | 539 | 643 | 633 | 511 | 357 | 652 | 610 | 311 | 233 | 643 | 661 | 617 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | S 15 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 72 | 70 | 72 | 84 | 98 | 371 | 81 | 62 | 272 | 347 | 268 | 73 | 73 | 91 | 100 | 75 | 53 | 47 | 62 | 273 | 273 | 58 | 60 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 14 | W 9 | SW 18 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 33 | 39 | 23 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 120 | 136 | 123 | 272 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 293 | 2 | 12 | 64 | 58 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 100 | 103 | 38 | 34 | 34 |
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