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Makara Surf Forecast
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Makara surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 09 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Makara today?
The current surf forecast for Makara at 11AM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Makara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 18 | 37 | 65 | 147 | 330 | 534 | 531 | 553 | 737 | 340 | 204 | 332 | 466 | 698 | 514 | 214 | 232 | 155 | 145 | 55 | 44 | 50 | 37 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:56AM 1.33 | 10:12PM 1.39 | 10:35AM 1.34 | 10:52PM 1.37 | 11:16AM 1.33 | 11:34PM 1.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:48AM 0.20 | 4:05PM 0.20 | 4:29AM 0.19 | 4:46PM 0.21 | 5:11AM 0.21 | 5:30PM 0.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Fri 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wellington
Continuing clean conditions at Makara (calm at Wellington 8 km from Makara). A 1.2m windswell from the NNW
1 h 57 min ago
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