Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makorori Centre today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makorori Centre at 9PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Makorori Centre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
76 | 649 | 586 | 475 | 356 | 294 | 227 | 175 | 119 | 109 | 273 | 231 | 228 | 315 | 240 | 235 | 276 | 191 | 169 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:54PM1.32m | 3:13AM1.26m | 3:44PM1.33m | 4:02AM1.26m | 4:32PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07PM0.39m | 9:23AM0.34m | 9:57PM0.37m | 10:13AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
58 | 649 | 586 | 475 | 356 | 294 | 227 | 175 | 119 | 109 | 273 | 231 | 228 | 315 | 240 | 235 | 276 | 191 | 169 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
76 | 46 | 46 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 53 | 81 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 32 | 16 | 33 | 16 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 18 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — |
17 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 33 | 26 | 24 | 39 | 104 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — |
— | 2 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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