
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (25 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 6AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 25). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | 47 | 54 | 48 | 56 | 75 | 77 | 68 | 76 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 98 | 91 | 91 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 70 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 11:57PM0.35m | 1:45PM0.74m | 1:00AM0.32m | 2:22PM0.77m | 1:52AM0.31m | 2:59PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:02AM0.11m | 9:06PM0.25m | 6:43AM0.10m | 9:44PM0.21m | 7:23AM0.08m | 10:18PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
53 | 427 | 427 | 337 | 56 | 75 | 77 | 68 | 76 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 98 | 91 | 91 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 70 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 |
341 | 47 | 54 | 48 | 329 | 234 | 222 | 280 | 218 | 215 | 163 | 146 | 134 | 141 | 99 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 56 | 298 | 298 | 194 | 188 | 329 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | SSW 19 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | S 4 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 4 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | S 4 | S 9 | SSW 20 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
12 | 37 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 49 | 49 | 79 | 49 | 2 | 45 | 90 | 6 | 27 | 133 | 86 | 77 | 48 | 49 | 47 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | N 7 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | N 8 | — | S 4 | — | — | W 2 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | S 3 | — | N 8 | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — |
3 | 40 | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | 42 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 28 | 2 | — | 42 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 112 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 100 | 103 | 38 | 0 | 18 |
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