
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makorori Centre today (11 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makorori Centre at 9PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Makorori Centre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
169 | 162 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 101 | 95 | 211 | 359 | 547 | 849 | 1925 | 1951 | 1690 | 1271 | 1779 | 1363 | 831 | 673 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:49PM1.58m | 6:16AM1.51m | 6:41PM1.58m | 7:08AM1.52m | 7:30PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:09AM0.08m | 12:29PM0.09m | 1:00AM0.07m | 1:21PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 17 | S 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
35 | 40 | 27 | 24 | 15 | 101 | 18 | 211 | 359 | 547 | 849 | 1925 | 1951 | 1690 | 1271 | 1091 | 886 | 534 | 673 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 6 | SSE 17 | ENE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 6 | E 9 |
169 | 162 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 13 | 95 | 7 | 39 | 37 | 47 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 8 | E 12 |
20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | — |
— | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 40 | 39 | 59 | 64 | — | — | 18 | — | — | 1779 | 1363 | 831 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 46 | 97 | 50 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 178 | 17 | 17 |
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