Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makorori Centre today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makorori Centre at 8AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Makorori Centre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 3 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:44AM1.50m | 8:04PM1.48m | 8:30AM1.51m | 8:49PM1.46m | 9:15AM1.50m | 9:34PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33AM0.12m | 1:58PM0.17m | 2:19AM0.13m | 2:45PM0.18m | 3:04AM0.16m | 3:31PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 30 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 7 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 9 | S 17 | S 16 | NE 7 | NE 6 | S 15 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 3 | ESE 5 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 5 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 116 | 103 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 114 | 119 | 222 | 29 | 12 | 103 | 103 | 29 | 200 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 53 | 12 | 35 |
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