Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makorori Centre today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Makorori Centre at 8PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Makorori Centre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 491 | 993 | 2454 | 3694 | 4831 | 4585 | 3017 | 3689 | 6248 | 5224 | 4443 | 3945 | 3355 | 2984 | 3167 | 2773 | 2196 | 1371 | 846 | 608 | 561 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:49AM1.38m | 10:08PM1.46m | 10:35AM1.40m | 10:54PM1.46m | 11:24AM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02PM0.22m | 4:31AM0.18m | 4:49PM0.22m | 5:17AM0.17m | 5:38PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 491 | 490 | 1396 | 2622 | 2555 | 2569 | — | — | 3199 | 2664 | 2317 | 1900 | 1744 | 1510 | 1215 | 1044 | 860 | 713 | 677 | 368 | 281 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SSE 14 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | ESE 16 | E 18 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 433 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 25 | 6 | 25 | 57 | 22 | 92 | 78 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 75 | 19 | 50 | 142 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 302 | 993 | 2454 | 3694 | 4831 | 4585 | 3017 | 3689 | 6248 | 5224 | 4443 | 3945 | 3355 | 2984 | 3167 | 2773 | 2196 | 1371 | 846 | 608 | 561 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 126 | 114 | 114 | 299 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 145 | 140 | 297 | 117 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 9 | 35 | 50 | 5 | 0 |
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