
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makorori Centre today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makorori Centre at 12AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Makorori Centre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
978 | 975 | 949 | 880 | 869 | 742 | 722 | 702 | 586 | 1952 | 2287 | 2124 | 1853 | 1760 | 1377 | 1136 | 950 | 702 | 653 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:18PM1.70m | 8:44AM1.56m | 9:11PM1.67m | 9:39AM1.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41AM0.01m | 2:58PM0.01m | 3:35AM0.02m | 3:52PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
978 | 975 | 949 | 880 | 869 | 742 | 722 | 702 | 586 | 1952 | 2287 | 2124 | 1853 | 1760 | 1377 | 1136 | 950 | 702 | 653 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
105 | 154 | 186 | 145 | 400 | 293 | 285 | 158 | 158 | 529 | 522 | 553 | 465 | 427 | 357 | 321 | 317 | 241 | 233 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSE 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 24 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
39 | 103 | 124 | 113 | 109 | — | 8 | 30 | 432 | 182 | 185 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 17 | 5 |
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