Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 10PM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 152 | 152 | 150 | 138 | 51 | 41 | 31 | 38 | 46 | 183 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 53 | 70 | 73 | 70 | 53 | 91 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:45PM0.81m | 4:57AM0.44m | 5:12PM0.77m | 5:39AM0.48m | 5:39PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46AM0.07m | 11:35PM0.12m | 10:24AM0.11m | 11:59PM0.11m | 11:05AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 168 | 225 | 219 | 215 | 166 | 51 | 41 | 31 | 38 | 46 | 56 | 56 | 146 | 144 | 88 | 53 | 70 | 73 | 70 | 53 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 27 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 44 | 163 | 163 | 161 | 112 | 106 | 183 | 178 | 72 | 69 | 142 | 133 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 125 | 91 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 154 | 152 | 152 | 150 | 138 | 175 | 173 | 173 | 169 | 162 | 104 | 72 | 5 | 5 | 68 | 42 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 21 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SSW 8 | — | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSE 5 | — | W 2 | W 2 | — | SSE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 70 | 93 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 22 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 103 | 100 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 100 | 38 | 38 | 103 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
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