Maketu Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.47° E

Issued: 6 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Maketu Bar sea temperature is

15.7°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Maketu Bar today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Maketu Bar at 9AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Evening (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5							Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 8	NNE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	105	124	89	148	127	75	75	65	73	59	59	64	59	49	51	51	88	96	117	171	147	244	270	327	300	266
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	E	ENE	NNE	NE	ESE	ESE	E	NE	N	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	NW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	on	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide	3:53AM1.59m					4:18PM1.70m				4:53AM1.61m				5:13PM1.69m				5:49AM1.64m				6:04PM1.69m				6:39AM1.68m
Low Tide			10:00AM0.31m					10:40PM0.24m				11:00AM0.32m				11:34PM0.22m				11:56AM0.33m				00:23AM0.20m


	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	7:54
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	4	1	2	1	2	1	3	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	17	17	16	15
Feels °C	14	14	16	17	17	18	17	17	17	18	18	17	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	16	14	14	16	16	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 15	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 15	N 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 8	NNE 8
kJ	105	124	89	148	127	75	75	65	73	59	59	64	59	49	51	51	17	96	117	4	107	244	270	327	300	266
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	N 7	N 11	N 11	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 6	N 6	N 10	N 15	N 10	N 18	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 16	N 14	N 16
kJ	9	9	44	9	9	61	46	47	44	33	33	21	2	2	38	29	2	4	2	6	17	38	42	20	14	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 21	—	N 11	N 18	N 18	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 15	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 13	N 16	N 13
kJ	8	—	9	6	6	9	9	9	8	21	21	8	5	5	20	19	8	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	20	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 6	N 6	—	—	NNE 7	N 6	—	NNE 7	NE 7	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	42	38	39	—	—	88	71	—	171	147	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	13	39	62	0	0	0	0	0	25	168	72	13	0	144	84	144	112	168	167	167	52	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1								2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fairway Reef Northland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	8	9	8	7	7	6	5

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