Makara Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.24° S 174.67° E

Makara, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 11 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makara sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.9° 

Makara surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Makara based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Makara right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Makara

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

MakaraNZ

4 km ENE40 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainRecent light rain
10
light winds from the S
(9 km/h at 180°)
4.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Wellington

8 km E116 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
wind obs. (8 kph from 67 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
3 °C-
-
-
-
0

Eastern Karori

8 km SE209 m above sea level

59 minutes ago
light rainRecent light rain
15
light winds from the S
(17 km/h at 180°)
3.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Otari143

8 km ESE110 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
No weather report
5
calm
(4 km/h at 270°)
3.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Aotea Wellington - Auckland

10 km ESE10 m above sea level

42 minutes ago
No weather report
15
light winds from the SW
(15 km/h at 225°)
6.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

Fandango

10 km E191 m above sea level

1 hour ago
No weather report

(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Wellington Newlands Off Ramp

11 km E143 m above sea level

42 minutes ago
No weather report
25
moderate winds from the SW
(24 km/h at 225°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Tongue Point AWS

11 km S15 m above sea level

42 minutes ago
No weather report
50
strong winds from the S
(48 km/h at 180°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Newtown Library

12 km SE20 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
20
light winds from the S
(19 km/h at 180°)
5.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Churton Park- Burbank Cres

12 km ENE94 m above sea level

55 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the SW
(6 km/h at 225°)
4.6 °C-
-
-
-
-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Makara and within an acceptable time window.

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