Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.15° S 156.96° E

Makuti 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makuti sea temperature is
27.9°C
0.9° 

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


How big are the waves at Makuti today (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Makuti at 4AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+11) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.8
S
9
1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
102
59
68
87
109
166
203
164
165
164
168
171
230
234
235
217
207
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:15PM0.81m
6:31PM0.78m
Low Tide
3:24AM0.23m
7:58AM0.24m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
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1
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Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
26
26
26
26
28
28
27
27
27
Feels °C
26
26
26
27
27
29
30
30
29
27
27
28
28
31
31
30
30
30
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