Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 10AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 29 | 386 | 712 | 635 | 689 | 555 | 976 | 748 | 506 | 524 | 389 | 480 | 730 | 1162 | 1320 | 1125 | 822 | 640 | 471 | 480 | 314 | 217 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 12:47PM0.78m | 1:07AM0.33m | 1:36PM0.81m | 1:57AM0.40m | 2:18PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:58AM0.14m | 8:14PM0.15m | 6:18AM0.11m | 8:41PM0.12m | 7:21AM0.09m | 9:06PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 7 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 411 | 396 | 386 | 712 | 635 | 689 | 555 | 976 | 748 | 506 | 524 | 389 | 194 | 730 | 1162 | 1320 | 1125 | 822 | 640 | 471 | 480 | 314 | 162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | SW 15 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 12 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 27 | 29 | 183 | 42 | 56 | 50 | 442 | 516 | 486 | 589 | 758 | 740 | 480 | 200 | 191 | 612 | 604 | 588 | 573 | 565 | 181 | 207 | 217 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | NNE 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 72 | 71 | 28 | 277 | 363 | 268 | 309 | 32 | 38 | 37 | 44 | 138 | 671 | 629 | 621 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 76 | 449 | 443 | 437 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | S 6 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | 130 | — | 143 | — | 201 | 223 | 234 | 181 | 207 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 19 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 54 | 54 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
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