Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makorori Centre today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makorori Centre at 11AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Makorori Centre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 120 | 236 | 446 | 415 | 433 | 446 | 336 | 451 | 196 | 193 | 654 | 1073 | 1297 | 1282 | 1011 | 783 | 505 | 361 | 269 | 253 | 186 | 133 | 115 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:07AM1.60m | 8:38PM1.74m | 9:04AM1.58m | 9:34PM1.70m | 10:01AM1.54m | 10:28PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04AM0.00m | 2:22PM-0.04m | 3:01AM0.00m | 3:19PM-0.01m | 3:57AM0.02m | 4:14PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 39 | 236 | 446 | 415 | 433 | 446 | 336 | 451 | 196 | 193 | 654 | 1073 | 1297 | 1282 | 1011 | 783 | 505 | 361 | 269 | 253 | 186 | 133 | 115 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 6 | ESE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | E 12 | NE 13 | E 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NE 12 | E 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 120 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 135 | 135 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 33 | 16 | 29 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 11 | NNE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | NE 13 | NE 12 | E 14 | NE 12 | SE 18 | E 18 | E 18 | ESE 18 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 16 | ENE 10 | ESE 15 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 44 | 59 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 23 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | NNE 6 | — | NW 2 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 20 | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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