
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makorori Centre today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makorori Centre at 6AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Makorori Centre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
298 | 283 | 237 | 233 | 229 | 191 | 160 | 132 | 245 | 192 | 147 | 117 | 89 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:36AM1.46m | 2:12PM1.52m | 2:36AM1.47m | 3:13PM1.56m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28PM0.20m | 7:54AM0.13m | 8:28PM0.19m | 8:52AM0.11m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
298 | 283 | 237 | 233 | 229 | 191 | 160 | 132 | 245 | 192 | 147 | 117 | 89 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 77 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
56 | 56 | 56 | 106 | 104 | 133 | 147 | 118 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 44 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | E 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
19 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NNE 5 | — | — | NNE 6 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | SSW 6 |
1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 19 | — | — | 75 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 4 | 17 |
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