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Maketu Bar surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 03 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
21.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Maketu Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Maketu Bar at 7AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (03 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (03 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NE
1.2
N
1.4
NNW
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
1.3
N
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
Period(s) (?)10661111116101010101010101091716161616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)113102155156169140130106104102100100989692888913212984817611270
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
20
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
5
ESE
15
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
10
E
5
ESE
10
S
10
SSE
0
SE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		glasscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffglassoncross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:59PM
1.76
8:32AM
1.91
8:52PM
1.78
9:21AM
1.92
9:42PM
1.78
10:08AM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:15AM
0.06
2:51PM
0.14
3:06AM
0.05
3:41PM
0.11
3:55AM
0.08
4:28PM
0.11
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise---6:28-------6:30-------6:31----
Sunset-------8:24-------8:23-------8:23
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-1-2111-----------------
Temp. °C222121212324232118181817191920201918161417171919
Feels °C (?)232423222423211815161717181719201818151216131617
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