Makorori Centre Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.66° S 178.12° E

Makorori Centre 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori Centre sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.8° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori Centre at 9PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
17
0.7
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
18
1.2
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
17
1.2
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
191
169
167
227
315
540
813
928
907
731
679
519
472
362
368
299
257
199
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
N
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
SW
20
S
20
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:32PM1.35m
4:51AM1.28m
5:18PM1.39m
5:38AM1.31m
6:03PM1.42m
Low Tide
10:47PM0.35m
11:01AM0.29m
11:36PM0.31m
11:48AM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
17
16
14
13
Feels °C
13
14
12
11
10
11
12
12
10
10
9
9
8
8
10
14
12
11
10
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