Makorori Centre Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.66° S 178.12° E

Makorori Centre 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori Centre sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.7° 

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


How big are the waves at Makorori Centre today (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori Centre at 2AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

Table - waves today at Makorori Centre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
23
9
17
19
34
37
31
16
56
113
100
64
31
62
57
53
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:27PM1.48m
11:59AM1.52m
00:23AM1.46m
12:56PM1.52m
Low Tide
5:46AM0.13m
6:17PM0.18m
6:41AM0.14m
7:15PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
 mm
Temp °C
15
12
10
9
11
15
14
13
12
10
9
9
12
17
16
14
14
Feels °C
11
7
5
4
7
12
10
9
9
6
4
4
7
13
11
10
10
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