Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makorori Centre today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makorori Centre at 5AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Makorori Centre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 11 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 111 | 166 | 180 | 180 | 174 | 322 | 350 | 312 | 222 | 203 | 144 | 93 | 68 | 315 | 445 | 1318 | 3095 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:21PM1.34m | 11:48AM1.37m | 00:08AM1.30m | 12:35PM1.34m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:35AM0.29m | 6:04PM0.33m | 6:21AM0.32m | 6:51PM0.36m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 103 | 166 | 180 | 180 | 174 | 143 | 350 | 312 | 222 | 203 | 81 | 69 | 68 | 47 | 35 | 586 | 1447 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 18 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 111 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 322 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 107 | 144 | 93 | 57 | 55 | 26 | 21 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | S 16 | — |
| kJ | 15 | 52 | 50 | 79 | 75 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 52 | 21 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | SW 4 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 10 | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 11 | 315 | 445 | 1318 | 3095 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 103 | 116 | 97 | 61 | 46 |
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