Maketu Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.47° E

Maketu Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Maketu Bar sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.1° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Maketu Bar at 10PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)--
Afternoon (19 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
1.3
WNW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NE
9
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.7
WNW
3
0.9
WNW
4
0.7
W
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
153
122
69
54
101
39
28
37
31
15
14
9
8
9
7
10
21
14
Wind (km/h)
30
W
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:44AM1.47m
1:22PM1.50m
1:38AM1.42m
2:17PM1.47m
Low Tide
6:40PM0.48m
7:00AM0.42m
7:32PM0.53m
7:52AM0.45m
8:28PM0.55m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
Temp °C
18
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
14
11
9
7
7
11
15
18
14
11
Feels °C
12
10
9
9
9
8
7
9
10
8
6
5
4
4
7
10
13
9
6
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