Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 3AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | WNW 12 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 55 | 27 | 42 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 37 | 36 | 46 | 41 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:11AM0.52m | 7:20PM0.57m | 9:19AM0.56m | 7:48PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43AM0.10m | 1:31PM0.30m | 2:14AM0.11m | 2:59PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 73 | 66 | 51 | 50 | 38 | 28 | 27 | 42 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 200 | 260 | 508 | 502 | 489 | 441 | 429 | 424 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 12 | S 17 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 210 | 133 | 75 | 108 | 117 | 108 | 115 | 125 | 162 | 75 | 220 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 37 | 36 | 46 | 41 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | WNW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 55 | 112 | 159 | 95 | 160 | 62 | 40 | 62 | 28 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 77 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 4 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 112 | 100 | 100 | 96 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 98 | 100 | 25 | 12 | 99 |
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