Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 7AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 20s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 20 | WNW 10 | SSW 25 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 18 | SSW 23 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | N 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | NW 13 | N 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 21 | 33 | 32 | 186 | 31 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 155 | 0 | 155 | 155 | 150 | 148 | 55 | 137 | 133 | 69 | 50 | 45 | 36 | 44 | 89 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:49AM0.38m | 2:20PM0.88m | 1:49AM0.35m | 3:06PM0.93m | 2:45AM0.33m | 3:52PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49AM0.01m | 9:27PM0.19m | 7:34AM-0.02m | 10:20PM0.14m | 8:20AM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
183 | 127 | 124 | 109 | 153 | 205 | 150 | 319 | 433 | 574 | 705 | 622 | 616 | 801 | 952 | 1064 | 969 | 959 | 1169 | 1373 | 1219 | 1192 | 1178 | 1152 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | S 12 | WNW 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 25 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 18 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | N 9 | N 9 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 12 |
11 | 71 | 33 | 97 | 186 | 149 | 213 | 104 | 102 | 91 | 211 | 88 | 127 | 127 | 128 | 55 | 38 | 133 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 73 | 71 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 20 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 18 | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 13 | SW 17 | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 8 | SW 12 | NW 13 | N 13 |
71 | 21 | 14 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 97 | 33 | 33 | 155 | 88 | 155 | 155 | 150 | 148 | 83 | 137 | 74 | 69 | 50 | 17 | 36 | 44 | 89 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | W 9 | SW 9 | W 9 | — | — | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 55 | 14 | 20 | 38 | — | — | 45 | 28 | 28 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 25 | 59 | 100 | 98 | 100 | 59 | 34 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 98 | 98 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 35 | 35 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
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