Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makorori Centre today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makorori Centre at 4AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Makorori Centre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 121 | 70 | 82 | 62 | 155 | 87 | 78 | 75 | 84 | 84 | 183 | 320 | 116 | 107 | 134 | 650 | 604 | 596 | 874 | 1506 | 2115 | 1220 | 1013 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:52AM1.65m | 9:15PM1.58m | 9:44AM1.67m | 10:08PM1.57m | 10:38AM1.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39AM0.03m | 3:11PM0.06m | 3:31AM0.02m | 4:05PM0.05m | 4:24AM0.02m | 5:00PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 32 | 121 | 70 | 82 | 62 | 155 | 87 | 78 | 75 | 67 | 62 | 80 | 81 | 73 | 55 | 56 | 238 | 245 | 276 | 415 | 791 | 1200 | 1220 | 1013 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | NNE 5 | — | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 17 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 57 | 2 | — | 28 | 57 | 50 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 84 | 84 | 127 | 125 | 116 | 107 | 101 | 101 | 214 | 142 | 130 | — | — | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | S 13 | SSW 13 | N 3 | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 13 | — | E 14 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | E 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 8 | — | 14 | 33 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 4 | 7 | 61 | 59 | 14 | 49 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | — | W 2 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 183 | 320 | — | — | 134 | 650 | 604 | 596 | 874 | 1506 | 2115 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 22 | 50 | 43 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 42 | 5 | 17 | 121 | 97 | 97 | 46 | 356 | 588 | 50 | 0 |
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