Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 10PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | W 17 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 77 | 53 | 178 | 162 | 230 | 230 | 238 | 131 | 273 | 267 | 351 | 364 | 351 | 322 | 411 | 406 | 406 | 400 | 395 | 385 | 380 | 380 | 370 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:41PM0.96m | 3:37AM0.34m | 4:24PM0.95m | 4:28AM0.37m | 5:04PM0.91m | 5:19AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12AM-0.02m | 10:53PM0.10m | 9:03AM-0.02m | 11:30PM0.09m | 9:53AM0.01m | 00:05AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — |
 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | 7:06 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 84 | 77 | 53 | 53 | 208 | 206 | 200 | 197 | 194 | 191 | 267 | 351 | 364 | 351 | 322 | 411 | 406 | 406 | 400 | 395 | 385 | 380 | 380 | 370 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | W 18 | NNE 7 | W 17 | SW 14 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 229 | 220 | 214 | 211 | 51 | 41 | 36 | 238 | 27 | 273 | 186 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 202 | 111 | 48 | 47 | 59 | 54 | 56 | 44 | 43 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | NNE 7 | W 16 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | NNE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 26 | 40 | 23 | 178 | 162 | 230 | 230 | 26 | 131 | 41 | 47 | 151 | 111 | 200 | 37 | 204 | 111 | 71 | 206 | 229 | 229 | 201 | 84 | 111 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 6 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | S 6 | S 2 | — | — | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 32 | 0 | 21 | 25 | 0 | 19 | 21 | 4 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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