Makorori Centre Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.66° S 178.12° E

Makorori Centre 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori Centre sea temperature is
13.2° C
1.2° 

Makorori Centre surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Makorori Centre today (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori Centre at 11AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

Table - waves today at Makorori Centre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
E
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
342
326
257
193
187
169
181
189
142
121
86
85
56
53
24
23
21
20
19
11
23
24
110
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
N
15
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:16PM1.40m
00:34AM1.40m
1:06PM1.37m
1:23AM1.35m
1:55PM1.34m
Low Tide
6:04AM0.16m
6:26PM0.25m
6:51AM0.22m
7:15PM0.31m
7:38AM0.27m
8:04PM0.35m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
7
10
11
10
9
8
8
7
8
12
14
12
9
9
9
9
11
14
15
12
12
Feels °C
4
4
4
8
9
8
7
5
5
4
5
9
10
8
5
5
4
6
8
10
10
8
8
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