Makorori Centre Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.66° S 178.12° E

Makorori Centre 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori Centre sea temperature is
13.2° C
0.9° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori Centre at 9PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 2.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)--
Afternoon (19 Aug)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (19 Aug)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Fri morning).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
3
2
3
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
11
3
S
11
2.2
S
11
1.4
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
S
8
2.1
S
8
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2804
1864
1122
811
549
1956
573
601
559
501
185
160
153
306
211
696
568
519
235
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:11PM1.43m
11:39AM1.41m
11:58PM1.37m
12:27PM1.37m
Low Tide
5:28AM0.20m
5:52PM0.27m
6:13AM0.26m
6:39PM0.32m
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
8
9
10
11
12
10
9
9
8
8
9
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
2
2
3
5
4
2
4
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
6
10
8
7
7
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