Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 1PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 72 | 70 | 86 | 81 | 73 | 66 | 72 | 72 | 98 | 82 | 98 | 96 | 99 | 85 | 73 | 81 | 93 | 70 | 70 | 134 | 125 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:44AM0.67m | 5:58PM0.47m | 7:43AM0.68m | 6:27PM0.39m | 8:58AM0.68m | 6:59PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:00PM0.27m | 00:21AM0.07m | 2:28PM0.32m | 00:59AM0.09m | 5:04PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 18 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSE 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 72 | 72 | 528 | 86 | 81 | 73 | 552 | 659 | 542 | 535 | 507 | 494 | 371 | 99 | 85 | 73 | 81 | 93 | 263 | 564 | 522 | 749 | 874 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NNE 7 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 348 | 329 | 70 | 404 | 404 | 390 | 66 | 72 | 72 | 98 | 82 | 98 | 96 | 357 | 347 | 272 | 343 | 272 | 70 | 70 | 134 | 125 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 14 | W 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 30 | 101 | 53 | 80 | 74 | 75 | 52 | 10 | 17 | 33 | 38 | 23 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 118 | 136 | 167 | 209 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | NW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 12 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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