Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 6PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | W 12 | W 12 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 11 | WNW 13 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 33 | 44 | 66 | 32 | 40 | 25 | 17 | 70 | 57 | 44 | 49 | 36 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 28 | 82 | 53 | 37 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 3:22PM0.91m | 3:31AM0.43m | 4:00PM0.88m | 4:16AM0.49m | 4:34PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12AM0.02m | 10:18PM0.09m | 9:03AM0.02m | 10:47PM0.07m | 9:51AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 276 | 336 | 331 | 322 | 308 | 295 | 298 | 627 | 620 | 613 | 586 | 643 | 628 | 1017 | 728 | 605 | 575 | 773 | 753 | 753 | 636 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNE 6 | SSW 13 | NNE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 23 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 40 | 422 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 49 | 222 | 28 | 145 | 147 | 147 | 82 | 53 | 37 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 11 | WNW 13 | NNE 5 | SSW 13 | NNE 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 15 | 86 | 133 | 194 | 276 | 365 | 25 | 17 | 70 | 57 | 44 | 222 | 36 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | 31 | 44 | 66 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 34 | 46 | — | — | — | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 136 | 112 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 18 |
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