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Makara Surf Photo: 'Makara delivers' by scott george

Lat Long: 41.24° S 174.67° E

Issued: 5 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Makara sea temperature is

14.7° C

1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	WNW	NW	S	SE
	12 s	on	12 s	8 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 February at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Makara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NW	NW	S	SE
	8 s	on	7 s	8 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 February at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Makara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	NW	NW	S	S
	8 s	on	7 s	8 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 February at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Makara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	NW	NW	S	NNW
	8 s	on	7 s	8 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 February at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Makara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	WNW	NW	S	NW
	8 s	on	8 s	8 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 February at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Makara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	SW	S	NW	S
	9 s	glass	9 s	8 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 February at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Makara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	S	S	NW
	9 s	cross- off	10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 February at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Makara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSE	S	NW
	7 s	cross- off	7 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 February at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Makara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSE	S	NW
	11 s	cross- off	11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 February at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Makara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSE	S	NW
	11 s	cross- off	11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 February at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Makara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSE	S	NW
	11 s	cross- off	11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 February at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Makara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSE	S	NW
	11 s	off	11 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 February at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Makara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSE	S	NW
	11 s	off	11 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 February at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Makara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSE		S	NW
	11 s	off		11 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 February at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Makara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SE		S	NW
	10 s	glass		10 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 February at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Makara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NW		S	NW
	10 s	on		10 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 February at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Makara around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNW		S	NW
	10 s	on		10 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 February at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Makara around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 55 minutes after low water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.5m (1.6 ft). Range 1.25m (4.1 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Makara Surf Photo: 'Makara delivers' by scott george

Had epic conditions at Makara after a cyclone. Head height, clean walls for a few hours before the swell died in a matter of ten minutes.

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User: scott george (2 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 9:13 am 22 Feb 2018