Surf Forecast Surf Report

Maketu Bar surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 09 May 2025 NZST
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Maketu Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Maketu Bar sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Maketu Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Maketu Bar at 9PM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 3.5m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)--
Afternoon (09 May)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (09 May)13ft (4.0m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NNE
3.5
NNE
4
NNE
3.5
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.3
NNE
2.1
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.9
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.9
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
E
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)899101010999999988888888888888888141313121212121211111111111191010109999888881099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)104815392327223918471397105788573458851237733829526223222718018013211278806798677010072721311161491671611451071069369616161241620383822212119181818101092222
Wind
(km/h)
35
N
40
NNE
25
NNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
E
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
ENE
10
ENE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ENE
10
NNW
10
W
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
20
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:43PM
1.51
4:55AM
1.57
5:29PM
1.55
5:39AM
1.58
6:11PM
1.60
6:21AM
1.59
6:52PM
1.64
7:02AM
1.60
7:33PM
1.67
7:42AM
1.61
8:12PM
1.69
8:22AM
1.60
8:52PM
1.69
9:01AM
1.58
9:32PM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:45PM
0.44
11:13AM
0.33
11:33PM
0.43
11:55AM
0.30
12:18AM
0.40
12:36PM
0.27
1:01AM
0.38
1:17PM
0.25
1:43AM
0.37
1:57PM
0.25
2:25AM
0.36
2:38PM
0.25
3:07AM
0.37
3:18PM
0.27
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
Sunrise------7:01-------7:03-------7:03-------7:05-------7:05-------7:05-------7:07-----
Sunset5:19-------5:17-------5:16-------5:15-------5:15-------5:14-------5:13-------5:12---
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Rain (mm)
41261--------------------------------------------------------
Temp. °C181819181412121716151414131212151515131213121315161614131312121617151413141212151515141312141317191714141313131718161615
Feels °C (?)13121718119915141313131211111413998991114141312111110101313131211121011141414131110111114161412131212121416141513
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