
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makorori Centre today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makorori Centre at 12AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Makorori Centre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
123 | 94 | 220 | 204 | 72 | 80 | 176 | 113 | 133 | 121 | 115 | 90 | 475 | 662 | 588 | 874 | 672 | 536 | 497 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:18PM1.52m | 11:48AM1.59m | 00:13AM1.50m | 12:44PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36AM0.09m | 6:09PM0.13m | 6:30AM0.11m | 7:06PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 15 | SE 5 | SSE 14 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
123 | 94 | 220 | 204 | 35 | 17 | 62 | 50 | 30 | 121 | 67 | 62 | 124 | 109 | 588 | 874 | 672 | 536 | 497 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | E 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 6 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 16 |
78 | 83 | 124 | 81 | 72 | 80 | 97 | 99 | 133 | 5 | 115 | 23 | 475 | 662 | 98 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NNE 4 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | — | E 16 | E 16 | NE 16 | E 16 | SSE 18 | E 17 | E 15 | E 18 | NE 15 | NE 9 | NE 12 | E 15 |
4 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 30 | 8 | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 64 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 31 | 176 | 113 | 48 | 28 | 104 | 90 | 205 | 194 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 42 | 365 | 303 | 126 | 303 | 138 | 145 | 299 | 299 | 50 | 46 | 11 |
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