Maketu Bar Surf Break

Maketu Bar, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 37.75° S 176.47° E

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Maketu Bar based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Maketu Bar right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Maketu Bar

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Pongakawa wx

13 km S29 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 278°)
5
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Waimapu wx

29 km WSW24 m above sea level

59 minutes ago
dry
wind obs. (10 kph from 348 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

Tauranga

32 km W15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 314°)
15
15 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kawerau

43 km SSE60 m above sea level

43 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 191°)
5
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Waihi

54 km WNW10 m above sea level

49 minutes ago
dry
10
light winds from the W
(11 km/h at 269°)
25
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kihikihi wx

104 km SW75 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
wind obs. (14 kph from 33 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Hamilton

106 km WSW33 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
20
light winds from the NW
(19 km/h at 325°)
25
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Wairoa

167 km SSE8 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 33 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Auckland International Airport

168 km W7 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearLight rain
15
light winds from the NNW
(17 km/h at 340°)
13 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
overcast
broken

Highland Park wx

168 km WNW6 m above sea level

32 minutes ago
dry
5
light winds from the NW
(6 km/h at 309°)
15
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Maketu Bar and within an acceptable time window.

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