Makorori Centre Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.66° S 178.12° E

Makorori Centre 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori Centre sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.4° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori Centre at 7PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.1m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (01 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (01 Aug)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
1
1
0
0
0
!
2
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
10
2
SSE
10
2.5
S
10
3
S
11
3
S
13
2.1
SSE
13
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
651
1314
748
1490
1802
2522
1504
1080
952
850
626
503
354
439
403
396
311
248
220
294
264
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
SSW
10
S
10
SW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
5
SW
10
NW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
off
off
High Tide
7:38AM1.33m
8:02PM1.45m
8:21AM1.34m
8:43PM1.46m
9:05AM1.36m
Low Tide
1:50PM0.23m
2:23AM0.24m
2:33PM0.22m
3:06AM0.22m
3:17PM0.22m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
9
10
10
9
9
8
7
6
6
10
11
10
9
8
7
7
9
14
16
14
12
Feels °C
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
6
7
6
5
3
2
2
3
10
14
11
7
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