Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makorori Centre today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Makorori Centre at 12AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Makorori Centre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 12 | E 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 169 | 160 | 223 | 407 | 572 | 623 | 650 | 542 | 612 | 654 | 542 | 489 | 461 | 470 | 639 | 1108 | 1367 | 1365 | 1263 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:44PM1.33m | 3:01AM1.29m | 3:32PM1.34m | 3:49AM1.28m | 4:20PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53PM0.37m | 9:12AM0.32m | 9:42PM0.38m | 9:59AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 169 | 160 | 83 | 171 | 231 | 257 | 284 | 256 | 262 | 306 | 270 | 232 | 197 | 226 | 245 | 385 | 536 | 477 | 609 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 17 | SSW 4 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 77 | 7 | 119 | 116 | 199 | 242 | 236 | 419 | 390 | 372 | 361 | 384 | 461 | 454 | 522 | 633 | 633 | 669 | 623 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 111 | 147 | 166 | 85 | 82 | 98 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 40 | 223 | 407 | 572 | 623 | 650 | 542 | 612 | 654 | 542 | 489 | 439 | 470 | 639 | 1108 | 1367 | 1365 | 1263 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 17 | 35 | 61 | 61 | 35 | 35 | 46 | 114 | 61 | 46 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 35 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 |
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