Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makara today (01 Aug):
The current surf forecast for Makara at 6AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 4.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 324 | 236 | 209 | 84 | 48 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:25PM1.30m | 10:45AM1.25m | 10:59PM1.30m | 11:20AM1.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:18PM0.33m | 4:39AM0.34m | 4:53PM0.33m | 5:16AM0.34m | 5:29PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 37 | 84 | 48 | 15 | 40 | 61 | 58 | 38 | 2180 | 1857 | 1334 | 1037 | 663 | 514 | 441 | 455 | 296 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 16 | SE 15 | NW 14 | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 35 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 132 | 65 | 64 | 201 | 219 | 154 | 77 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | NW 15 | NW 14 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — | S 23 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 357 | 225 | — | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 324 | 236 | 209 | 100 | 1508 | 3196 | 3668 | 3201 | 2846 | 2668 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 118 | 55 | 55 | 242 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 192 | 55 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 52 | 19 |
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