Makorori Centre Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.66° S 178.12° E

Makorori Centre 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori Centre sea temperature is
14.0° 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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori Centre at 3AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (08 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Thu night).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
0
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
4
S
11
3.5
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
10
3
SE
10
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
431
530
541
473
473
473
473
425
433
433
416
349
432
1827
3612
2716
1063
1764
2375
2199
1902
1858
1895
1714
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
SW
30
S
45
S
40
SW
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
S
50
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
35
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:18PM1.42m
11:47AM1.35m
00:06AM1.43m
12:38PM1.39m
00:59AM1.44m
1:34PM1.44m
Low Tide
5:43AM0.22m
5:58PM0.26m
6:29AM0.19m
6:50PM0.25m
7:20AM0.16m
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clear
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part cloud
clear
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
3
6
15
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
10
11
13
14
12
12
12
11
12
13
12
12
13
12
12
11
12
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
10
9
9
7
8
10
11
9
9
9
8
8
7
4
4
7
5
3
1
4
4
4
3
2
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