
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makorori Centre today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makorori Centre at 11PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Makorori Centre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
56 | 53 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 21 | 49 | 55 | 82 | 123 | 166 | 172 | 163 | 166 | 160 | 398 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:23AM1.35m | 1:55PM1.34m | 2:12AM1.31m | 2:44PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15PM0.31m | 7:38AM0.27m | 8:04PM0.35m | 8:25AM0.31m | 8:53PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
56 | 53 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 49 | 55 | 82 | 123 | 166 | 172 | 163 | 166 | 160 | 119 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | ESE 17 | SE 16 |
23 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 49 | 77 | 111 | 130 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 4 | SE 13 | S 19 | SE 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | S 17 |
3 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | W 2 | WSW 3 | SSW 6 | S 8 |
15 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 91 | 398 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 43 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 139 | 35 | 61 |
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