Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makorori Centre today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makorori Centre at 9PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Makorori Centre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 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 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 309 | 240 | 150 | 180 | 161 | 129 | 132 | 117 | 382 | 355 | 322 | 245 | 230 | 166 | 141 | 115 | 93 | 91 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:13PM1.59m | 4:38AM1.51m | 5:12PM1.63m | 5:37AM1.53m | 6:08PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31PM0.13m | 10:52AM0.06m | 11:31PM0.09m | 11:51AM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 213 | 227 | 150 | 180 | 161 | 129 | 132 | 117 | 382 | 355 | 322 | 245 | 230 | 166 | 141 | 115 | 93 | 91 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 17 | S 17 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 20 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 68 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 8 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 18 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | NE 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 20 | S 19 | ESE 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 13 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 309 | 240 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | — | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 51 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 8 | 8 |
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