Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 9PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | NNE 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NNE 6 | WNW 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
51 | 62 | 112 | 110 | 82 | 82 | 121 | 158 | 119 | 107 | 71 | 64 | 42 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 49 | 42 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 12:58PM0.68m | 00:53AM0.29m | 1:40PM0.72m | 1:39AM0.32m | 2:15PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45PM0.21m | 5:58AM0.15m | 9:01PM0.18m | 6:54AM0.12m | 9:20PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
44 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 56 | 53 | 51 | 58 | 56 | 71 | 71 | 60 | 42 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 204 | 32 | 49 | 42 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNE 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
164 | 150 | 88 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 121 | 158 | 119 | 107 | 65 | 64 | 109 | 186 | 160 | 170 | 31 | 204 | 201 | 195 | 170 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | S 12 |
51 | 56 | 112 | 110 | 152 | 150 | 148 | 146 | 144 | 142 | 126 | 110 | 85 | 55 | 86 | 106 | 103 | 103 | 101 | 103 | 99 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 2 | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | S 12 | — |
— | 1 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 15 | — | 101 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 38 | 100 | 103 | 38 | 25 | 18 |
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