Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 11PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
121 | 54 | 51 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 51 | 110 | 112 | 110 | 82 | 82 | 121 | 158 | 117 | 107 | 76 | 63 | 58 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:29PM0.26m | 12:58PM0.68m | 00:53AM0.29m | 1:40PM0.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38PM0.25m | 4:44AM0.18m | 8:45PM0.21m | 5:58AM0.15m | 9:01PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
30 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 37 | 34 | 44 | 51 | 66 | 60 | 68 | 64 | 55 | 58 | 58 | 71 | 58 | 58 | 58 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | S 13 |
83 | 46 | 38 | 38 | 138 | 164 | 164 | 110 | 88 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 121 | 158 | 117 | 107 | 76 | 63 | 86 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | S 13 | SSW 16 | S 12 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
121 | 54 | 51 | 126 | 160 | 78 | 51 | 56 | 112 | 110 | 152 | 150 | 148 | 146 | 144 | 142 | 126 | 110 | 109 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 99 | 19 | 34 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 18 |
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