Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 9PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 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) | NNE 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NNE 7 | SW 15 | NNE 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | SSW 18 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 113 | 112 | 57 | 110 | 51 | 113 | 110 | 113 | 104 | 88 | 86 | 72 | 88 | 96 | 0 | 58 | 99 | 93 | 104 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:03PM0.63m | 5:56AM0.66m | 5:30PM0.55m | 6:44AM0.67m | 5:58PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07AM0.17m | 11:24PM0.06m | 11:58AM0.22m | 11:50PM0.07m | 1:00PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 59 | 57 | 51 | 57 | 57 | 51 | 42 | 73 | 113 | 104 | 88 | 86 | 72 | 267 | 348 | 329 | 58 | 99 | 93 | 104 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 19 | S 19 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 68 | 68 | 84 | 87 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 55 | 54 | 273 | 192 | 47 | 30 | 97 | 528 | 408 | 404 | 390 | 465 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 18 | S 19 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 49 | 113 | 112 | 57 | 110 | 76 | 113 | 110 | 109 | 169 | 188 | 73 | 48 | 60 | 50 | 51 | 53 | 80 | 74 | 75 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | SW 7 | S 3 | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | 8 | 2 | — | — | 88 | 96 | 65 | 6 | 6 | — | 11 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 104 | 103 | 96 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 98 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 99 |
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