What are the current surf conditions at Makara?

Makara currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Makara?

The best time to surf Makara is typically when swell comes from the NW direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

Makara Surf Report & Forecast

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🌬️ WIND

13
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🌊 SWELL

1.7
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HEIGHT

1.7ft

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WIND GUSTS

16kt

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AIR TEMP

16°C

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1.1ft @
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Poor conditions right now. Small 1.7ft waves with wind swell (short period) but pretty windy at 13kt Note: winds from SE would be better. Might want to wait for better conditions.

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Saturday

Apr 4

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🌊 0.4-1.9ft 💨 12-20kt 🌡️ 15-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	11s	S	18kt	NW	25kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	11s	S	17kt	NW	24kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	11s	S	17kt	NNW	24kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	11s	S	17kt	NNW	23kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	11s	S	17kt	NW	23kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	11s	S	18kt	NW	24kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	10s	S	18kt	NW	24kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	8s	SW	16kt	NW	22kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	6s	W	14kt	WNW	19kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	4s	NNW	12kt	WNW	17kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	4s	NNW	13kt	WSW	16kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	4s	NNW	14kt	SSW	14kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	4s	NNW	15kt	SSE	12kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	4s	NNW	15kt	SSE	13kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1ft	4s	NNW	15kt	SSE	14kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1ft	4s	NNW	15kt	SSE	14kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	4s	NNW	15kt	SSE	15kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	4s	NNW	16kt	SSE	15kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	4s	NNW	16kt	SSE	15kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	6s	WNW	17kt	SSE	17kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	8s	SW	18kt	SSE	18kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	S	19kt	SSE	19kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	SW	19kt	SSE	20kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	WNW	20kt	SSE	20kt	15°C	18°C	0mm

Sunday

Apr 5

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🌊 0.3-0.5ft 💨 14-25kt 🌡️ 15-15°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	4s	NNW	21kt	SSE	21kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	WNW	22kt	S	22kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	12s	WSW	23kt	S	23kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	16s	SSW	23kt	S	23kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	16s	SSW	24kt	S	24kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	15s	SSW	24kt	SSE	24kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	15s	SSW	25kt	SSE	25kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	15s	SSW	25kt	SSE	24kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	15s	SSW	24kt	SSE	24kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	15s	SSW	24kt	SSE	24kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	15s	SSW	23kt	SSE	23kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	15s	SSW	22kt	SSE	22kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	14s	SSW	21kt	SSE	21kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	14s	SSW	21kt	SSE	20kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	14s	SSW	20kt	S	19kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	14s	SSW	19kt	S	18kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	14s	SSW	18kt	SSE	17kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	14s	SSW	16kt	SSE	16kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	14s	SSW	15kt	SSE	15kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	14s	SSW	15kt	S	14kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	13s	SSW	15kt	S	14kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	13s	SSW	14kt	S	13kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	13s	SSW	14kt	S	13kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	12s	SSW	14kt	S	14kt	15°C	18°C	0mm

Monday

Apr 6

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🌊 0.4-1.3ft 💨 5-18kt 🌡️ 15-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	11s	SSW	15kt	S	14kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	11s	SSW	16kt	SSW	15kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	11s	SSW	17kt	SSW	16kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	11s	SSW	18kt	SSW	17kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	S	17kt	SSW	16kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	7s	S	15kt	SSW	15kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	6s	S	14kt	SSW	14kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1ft	5s	SSE	12kt	SSW	12kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	5s	SSE	10kt	S	10kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	5s	SE	8kt	S	8kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	5s	SE	7kt	SSE	7kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	5s	ESE	6kt	SSE	6kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	5s	ESE	5kt	SE	5kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	6s	SE	6kt	SE	6kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	8s	SSE	6kt	SSE	6kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	10s	S	7kt	SSE	7kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	10s	S	7kt	SSE	7kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	10s	S	7kt	SSE	6kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	9s	S	6kt	SSE	6kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	SSE	6kt	SSE	6kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	SE	6kt	SSE	5kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	7s	ESE	6kt	SSE	5kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	7s	ESE	6kt	S	5kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	ESE	6kt	S	4kt	16°C	18°C	0mm

Tuesday

Apr 7

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🌊 0.9-1.0ft 💨 4-23kt 🌡️ 15-16°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	ESE	6kt	S	4kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	ESE	5kt	SSW	4kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	7s	ESE	4kt	SSW	4kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	8s	ESE	4kt	SW	3kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	4kt	SSW	4kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	8s	ESE	5kt	S	5kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	8s	ESE	6kt	SSE	6kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	8s	ESE	6kt	SE	7kt	16°C	18°C	0.2mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	6kt	ESE	9kt	16°C	18°C	0.4mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	6kt	ESE	11kt	15°C	18°C	0.7mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	6kt	E	12kt	15°C	18°C	0.8mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	6kt	E	12kt	15°C	18°C	0.9mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	8s	ESE	5kt	ENE	13kt	15°C	18°C	1.1mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	8kt	ENE	15kt	16°C	18°C	1.3mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	12kt	NE	18kt	16°C	18°C	1.6mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	ESE	15kt	NE	21kt	16°C	18°C	1.8mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	ESE	16kt	NE	22kt	16°C	18°C	1.7mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	ESE	16kt	NNE	23kt	16°C	18°C	1.7mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	ESE	17kt	NNE	24kt	16°C	18°C	1.6mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	ESE	18kt	N	24kt	16°C	18°C	1.1mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	ESE	18kt	NNW	24kt	16°C	18°C	0.7mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	ESE	19kt	NW	24kt	16°C	18°C	0.3mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	ESE	21kt	NW	27kt	16°C	18°C	0.3mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	ESE	23kt	NW	29kt	16°C	18°C	0.2mm

Wednesday

Apr 8

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🌊 0.7-0.9ft 💨 20-28kt 🌡️ 16-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	9s	ESE	25kt	NW	31kt	16°C	18°C	0.2mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	10s	E	26kt	NW	32kt	16°C	18°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	10s	E	27kt	NW	34kt	17°C	18°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	10s	E	27kt	NW	35kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	10s	E	28kt	NW	35kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	10s	E	28kt	NW	35kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	E	28kt	NW	36kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	E	28kt	NW	35kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	E	28kt	NW	34kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	E	27kt	NW	33kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	E	27kt	NW	32kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	E	26kt	NW	31kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	E	25kt	NW	30kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	E	25kt	NW	29kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	E	24kt	NW	29kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	E	23kt	NW	28kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	E	23kt	NW	28kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	E	22kt	NW	28kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	E	22kt	NW	28kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	E	21kt	NW	28kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	E	21kt	NW	28kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	E	20kt	NW	28kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	E	20kt	NW	27kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	E	20kt	NW	27kt	17°C	18°C	0mm

Thursday

Apr 9

POOR1 good hours

🌊 0.5-2.3ft 💨 5-32kt 🌡️ 13-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	E	20kt	NW	27kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	E	19kt	NW	26kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	E	19kt	NW	25kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	E	18kt	NW	25kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	NE	14kt	NW	18kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	7s	NNE	9kt	WNW	12kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	5s	NNW	5kt	WNW	6kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2ft	5s	NNW	10kt	WSW	11kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	5s	NNW	15kt	SSW	15kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	5s	NNW	21kt	SSE	20kt	15°C	18°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	5s	NNW	23kt	SSE	23kt	15°C	18°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	5s	NNW	26kt	S	26kt	15°C	18°C	0.1mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	5s	NW	28kt	S	29kt	14°C	18°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	7s	N	30kt	S	31kt	14°C	18°C	0.2mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	NE	31kt	S	33kt	13°C	18°C	0.2mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	E	32kt	S	34kt	13°C	18°C	0.3mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	E	32kt	S	34kt	13°C	18°C	0.3mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	E	32kt	S	34kt	13°C	18°C	0.3mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	E	32kt	S	34kt	13°C	18°C	0.2mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	E	31kt	S	33kt	14°C	18°C	0.2mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	E	30kt	S	32kt	14°C	18°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	E	29kt	SSE	31kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	E	28kt	SSE	31kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	E	28kt	SSE	31kt	14°C	18°C	0mm

Friday

Apr 10

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🌊 0.4-0.6ft 💨 15-28kt 🌡️ 14-14°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	E	28kt	SSE	31kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	11s	NE	27kt	SSE	30kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	12s	NNE	26kt	SSE	29kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	13s	NNW	26kt	SSE	28kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	12s	NNE	25kt	SSE	28kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	11s	NE	24kt	SSE	27kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	E	23kt	SSE	26kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	E	22kt	SSE	25kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	E	22kt	SSE	24kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	E	21kt	SSE	23kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	E	20kt	SSE	22kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	E	19kt	SSE	22kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	E	19kt	SSE	21kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	E	18kt	SSE	21kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	11s	E	18kt	SSE	20kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	11s	E	17kt	SSE	19kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	11s	E	17kt	SSE	19kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	11s	E	17kt	SSE	18kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	11s	E	17kt	SSE	18kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	11s	E	17kt	SSE	18kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	11s	E	17kt	SSE	18kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	11s	E	16kt	SSE	17kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	11s	E	16kt	SSE	16kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	11s	E	15kt	SSE	15kt	14°C	18°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:0.8ft @ 10s

Wind Conditions:12-25kt NW

Water Temperature:18°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Makara in Wellington is an exposed beach break that offers pretty consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best conditions occur when a Northwest swell—with groundswells and windswells being equally likely—combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast. The beach break provides both left and right-hand waves and offers good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. The best time of year for surfing Makara with consistent, clean waves is during the winter, particularly the month of June.

Best Swell Direction: NW

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionNW

Ideal Wind DirectionSE

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