Maketu Bar Surf Break

Maketu Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.47° E

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Maketu Bar sea temperature is
15.3° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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


How big are the waves at Maketu Bar today (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Maketu Bar at 6AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (21 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (21 Jun)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.9
NW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
68
67
51
50
32
34
34
25
18
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
28
40
23
33
145
202
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:14PM1.90m
11:41AM1.70m
00:07AM1.82m
12:38PM1.63m
00:59AM1.73m
1:34PM1.59m
Low Tide
5:36AM0.13m
5:51PM0.17m
6:29AM0.18m
6:44PM0.26m
7:21AM0.23m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:01
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
14
12
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
Feels °C
10
10
11
11
12
12
14
13
12
12
12
11
9
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
9
7
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.6
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
5
0.5
NE
7
Energy kJ
103
68
67
51
50
27
26
25
25
18
10
5
5
6
9
9
9
9
28
40
23
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.1
NW
5
0.4
NE
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
24
11
11
10
10
9
3
3
3
1
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
E
5
0.1
NW
5
Energy kJ
3
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.9
NW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
6
0.3
W
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SE
2
0.5
SE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.8
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
Energy kJ
2
5
12
26
29
32
34
34
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
33
145
202
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
3
3
3
72
166
60
3
3
56
96
122
122
144
144
144
144
144
144
144
150
150
150
150
150
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
5
8
7
6
6
6
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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