Makorori Centre Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.66° S 178.12° E

Makorori Centre 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori Centre sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.6° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori Centre at 8PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (02 Sep)6ft (1.8m)17s
Evening (02 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
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)
1.7
SSE
14
1.8
SSE
17
1.8
SSE
17
1.7
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
15
1.6
SSE
15
1.4
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1023
1984
1961
1589
1364
1091
822
662
499
414
312
233
161
158
121
84
68
45
42
25
19
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:25AM1.48m
9:46PM1.50m
10:13AM1.50m
10:35PM1.49m
11:04AM1.51m
Low Tide
3:41PM0.16m
4:06AM0.13m
4:31PM0.17m
4:54AM0.13m
5:23PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:46
 mm
Temp °C
10
16
18
17
13
11
9
9
11
17
19
16
14
13
13
14
15
16
17
16
15
Feels °C
5
13
15
14
9
8
5
5
6
13
15
12
9
8
9
10
11
11
12
12
11
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