Makorori Centre Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.66° S 178.12° E

Makorori Centre 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori Centre sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.7° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori Centre at 11AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
3
3
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
14
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
519
472
508
368
299
209
199
157
152
149
110
88
106
103
101
60
60
59
57
55
28
27
40
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WNW
0
N
10
NNE
10
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:38AM1.31m
6:03PM1.42m
6:24AM1.34m
6:47PM1.45m
7:09AM1.38m
7:31PM1.47m
Low Tide
11:48AM0.26m
00:22AM0.26m
12:35PM0.23m
1:07AM0.22m
1:21PM0.20m
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clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
1
3
Temp °C
10
10
11
15
16
14
13
12
13
13
15
16
15
13
13
12
12
11
11
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
6
7
8
10
13
11
10
9
10
10
12
13
13
11
11
11
10
7
9
14
14
12
7
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