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Makara surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast 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
16.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Makara today?

The current surf forecast for Makara at 10PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)--
Afternoon (27 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (27 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

Table - waves today at Makara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
NNW
1.7
S
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
N
0.6
NNW
0.7
NW
1
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.4
N
0.8
NNW
0.7
N
0.5
N
0.3
NNW
0.2
N
Period(s) (?)610101010149914344556666565554
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)40444733471432781652431702091509439231142
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
0
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
N
35
N
40
N
45
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
40
NW
30
NNW
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
15
NE
10
SE
15
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrossoffcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:16PM
1.13
5:06AM
1.10
5:38PM
1.11
6:38AM
1.13
7:03PM
1.13
7:49AM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:39PM
0.49
11:26AM
0.53
12:04AM
0.50
12:54PM
0.50
1:27AM
0.46
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise-----6:20-------6:22-------6:22--
Sunset-8:46-------8:45-------8:45------
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141514141313151717171616161617171817161615151716
Feels °C (?)9109111011151414131110989101411101113141612
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