Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 12AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 72 | 66 | 68 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 160 | 170 | 130 | 145 | 229 | 262 | 250 | 168 | 178 | 279 | 274 | 786 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:00AM0.54m | 5:06PM0.76m | 5:44AM0.58m | 5:36PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15PM0.07m | 10:38AM0.10m | 11:41PM0.07m | 11:27AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 9 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | S 14 |
| kJ | 753 | 753 | 743 | 619 | 610 | 508 | 508 | 508 | 170 | 130 | 366 | 356 | 289 | 250 | 168 | 178 | 279 | 274 | 243 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 |
| kJ | 27 | 72 | 66 | 68 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 489 | 394 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 284 | 284 | 280 | 284 | 289 | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 18 | S 18 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 14 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 57 | 99 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 |
| kJ | 72 | — | — | — | 65 | 68 | 85 | 160 | — | — | 145 | 229 | 262 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 786 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 98 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 444 |
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