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Makara surf Forecast / Wellington / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 26 Apr 2024 NZST
Forecast update in hr min s Update imminent
Makara surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Makara sea temperature is 16.3°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 15.0 °C max: 16.3 °C min: 14.2 °C)
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Makara surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Makara sea temperature is 16.3°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 15.0 °C max: 16.3 °C min: 14.2 °C)
How big are the waves at Makara today?
The current surf forecast for Makara at 3PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Makara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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| Energy (?) | 547 | 251 | 106 | 91 | 66 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:22AM 1.23 | 10:40PM 1.25 | 10:56AM 1.20 | 11:16PM 1.23 | 11:35AM 1.17 | 11:58PM 1.19 | 12:22PM 1.12 | 12:50AM 1.14 | 1:25PM 1.08 | 1:56AM 1.11 | 2:41PM 1.06 | 3:12AM 1.11 | 3:52PM 1.07 | 4:23AM 1.13 | 5:00PM 1.11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:36PM 0.33 | 4:54AM 0.39 | 5:13PM 0.37 | 5:34AM 0.43 | 5:54PM 0.42 | 6:21AM 0.48 | 6:41PM 0.47 | 7:18AM 0.51 | 7:40PM 0.51 | 8:24AM 0.53 | 8:51PM 0.52 | 9:36AM 0.51 | 10:04PM 0.50 | 10:46AM 0.46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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