Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 2AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue night, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | NW 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 26 | 36 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 34 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 33 | 37 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 2:51AM0.41m | 3:15PM0.79m | 3:25AM0.47m | 3:42PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39PM0.14m | 8:20AM0.08m | 9:58PM0.11m | 9:00AM0.08m | 10:18PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 16 | NNE 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 36 | 26 | 36 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 21 | 381 | 300 | 480 | 573 | 304 | 421 | 516 | 395 | 422 | 33 | 284 | 355 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | S 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 18 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 16 | NNE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 188 | 81 | 163 | 167 | 92 | 163 | 230 | 22 | 27 | 34 | 24 | 23 | 307 | 498 | 263 | 23 | 254 | 326 | 326 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 14 | S 19 | S 20 | S 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 12 | S 15 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 111 | 120 | 81 | 165 | 163 | 162 | 160 | 179 | 276 | 270 | 135 | 131 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 72 | 157 | 37 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 3 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 4 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 22 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 100 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 100 | 100 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 38 | 19 |
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