
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makorori Centre today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Makorori Centre at 2AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Makorori Centre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | S 8 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | 161 | 45 | 182 | 211 | 130 | 247 | 168 | 446 | 616 | 825 | 875 | 842 | 923 | 724 | 687 | 568 | 499 | 228 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:14PM1.31m | 2:36AM1.24m | 3:04PM1.32m | 3:27AM1.25m | 3:53PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30PM0.38m | 8:45AM0.35m | 9:21PM0.36m | 9:35AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
30 | 28 | 12 | 114 | 110 | 130 | 122 | 55 | 214 | 310 | 465 | 475 | 459 | 445 | 416 | 355 | 355 | 280 | 228 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ESE 11 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 10 |
16 | 16 | 14 | 28 | 27 | 58 | 54 | 12 | 92 | 134 | 126 | 115 | 74 | 48 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | NE 11 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 16 | E 13 | — | E 18 | S 15 |
27 | 14 | 30 | 60 | 60 | 13 | 26 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 5 | — | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | 6 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 7 | — | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — |
— | 161 | 45 | 182 | 211 | — | 247 | 168 | 446 | 616 | 825 | 875 | 842 | 923 | 724 | 687 | 568 | 499 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 35 | 50 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 339 | 314 | 299 | 129 | 122 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 120 | 119 | 17 | 0 |
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