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Makara Surf Forecast
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Makara surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 28 Oct 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast 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
14.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Makara today?
The current surf forecast for Makara at 8PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Makara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 225 | 190 | 120 | 108 | 76 | 129 | 129 | 46 | 39 | 115 | 105 | 106 | 151 | 132 | 113 | 165 | 348 | 363 | 196 | 99 | 77 | 80 | 68 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:02PM 1.09 | 2:38AM 1.03 | 3:06PM 1.06 | 3:48AM 1.01 | 4:17PM 1.05 | 4:54AM 1.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:29PM 0.55 | 8:47AM 0.55 | 9:32PM 0.57 | 9:55AM 0.56 | 10:39PM 0.55 | 11:05AM 0.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
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