Makara Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.24° S 174.67° E

Makara, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 11 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makara sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.5° 

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
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 315°)
13.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Wilton- Wellington- NZ

8 km ESE146 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
10
light winds from the W
(9 km/h at 270°)
12.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Wellington

8 km E116 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 58°)
25
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Eastern Karori

8 km SE209 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
20
moderate winds from the NW
(22 km/h at 315°)
12.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Featherston

9 km ESE101 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
25
moderate winds from the NW
(26 km/h at 315°)
15.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Aotea Wellington - Auckland

10 km ESE10 m above sea level

1 hour ago
No weather report
30
fresh winds from the NW
(31 km/h at 315°)
14.7 °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

1 hour ago
No weather report
25
moderate winds from the N
(26 km/h at 0°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Tongue Point AWS

11 km S15 m above sea level

1 hour ago
No weather report
30
moderate winds from the NW
(28 km/h at 315°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Churton Park- Burbank Cres

12 km ENE94 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
10
light winds from the N
(9 km/h at 0°)
13.7 °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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