Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makalawena today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makalawena at 2PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Makalawena. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 32 | 30 | 488 | 463 | 447 | 437 | 453 | 433 | 634 | 730 | 766 | 1121 | 1310 | 1879 | 2038 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:46AM0.74m | 11:54PM0.28m | 12:47PM0.78m | 1:07AM0.33m | 1:36PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:19AM0.14m | 7:46PM0.20m | 4:58AM0.14m | 8:14PM0.15m | 6:18AM0.11m | 8:41PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 793 | 811 | 811 | 748 | 646 | 595 | 483 | 475 | 411 | 396 | 488 | 463 | 447 | 437 | 453 | 433 | 634 | 730 | 766 | 1121 | 1310 | 1879 | 2038 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 19 | NE 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 19 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 360 | 42 | 585 | 540 | 504 | 589 | 711 | 702 | 207 | 201 | 629 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 19 | NE 6 | SSW 18 | NNE 6 | SW 14 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 9 |
| kJ | 42 | 64 | 64 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 277 | 42 | 268 | 35 | 238 | 29 | 28 | 90 | 123 | 679 | 629 | 189 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
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