Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 8PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
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 Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 9 | NW 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNE 5 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:25PM0.94m | 5:29AM0.32m | 6:10PM0.89m | 6:31AM0.34m | 6:54PM0.82m | 7:42AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM-0.01m | 00:44AM0.11m | 10:45AM0.04m | 1:29AM0.11m | 11:37AM0.11m | 2:12AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | |
— | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
529 | 521 | 507 | 478 | 390 | 384 | 451 | 378 | 303 | 372 | 868 | 868 | 277 | 847 | 826 | 619 | 602 | 602 | 508 | 501 | 487 | 366 | 280 | 276 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 16 | NNE 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | S 19 | S 18 |
41 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 224 | 155 | 301 | 390 | 358 | 17 | 10 | 406 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 24 | 186 | 174 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | NE 5 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNE 5 | NW 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 20 | SSW 19 | S 19 | NNE 5 | NW 10 |
32 | 32 | 68 | 67 | 166 | 14 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 79 | 78 | 68 | 125 | 190 | 9 | 23 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | — | S 5 | S 3 | S 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | 31 | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 18 | 38 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 100 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 100 |
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