Makara Surf Break

Makara, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 41.24° S 174.67° E

Issued: 5 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makara sea temperature is
14.7° C

1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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

Wellington

8 km E116 m above sea level

34 minutes ago
dry
wind obs. (11 kph from 50 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Wellington International Airport

14 km SE201 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearHaze -
40
strong winds from the N.(Wind varies from 320 to 020 degs)
(39 km/h at 350°)
16 °C10.0
10.0
broken
no observation
-

Miramar wx

15 km SE51 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
40
strong winds from the NNW
(40 km/h at 336°)
65
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Paremata

23 km NE20 m above sea level

32 minutes ago
dry
30
fresh winds from the NNE
(29 km/h at 15°)
45
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Baring Head

25 km SE150 m above sea level

44 minutes ago
-
30
moderate winds from the NNW
(28 km/h at 338°)
45
13.6 °C-
-
-
-
0

Heights Road

30 km SE300 m above sea level

44 minutes ago
-
wind obs. (13 kph from 216 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
14.6 °C-
-
-
-
0

Paekakariki

34 km NE267 m above sea level

44 minutes ago
-
80
severe gales from the NNW
(81 km/h at 348°)
110
12.2 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kapiti Aeromodellers

40 km NE6 m above sea level

44 minutes ago
-
50
strong winds from the NNW
(50 km/h at 340°)
70
14.2 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cross Creek wx

45 km E451 m above sea level

3 hours ago
dry
wind obs. (10 kph from 249 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Otaki

67 km NE12 m above sea level

56 minutes ago
dry
5
light winds from the N
(6 km/h at 0°)
20
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

* 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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