Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makorori Centre today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makorori Centre at 9PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Makorori Centre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 206 | 191 | 169 | 167 | 227 | 315 | 540 | 813 | 928 | 907 | 731 | 679 | 519 | 472 | 362 | 368 | 299 | 257 | 199 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:32PM1.35m | 4:51AM1.28m | 5:18PM1.39m | 5:38AM1.31m | 6:03PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:47PM0.35m | 11:01AM0.29m | 11:36PM0.31m | 11:48AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 206 | 191 | 169 | 167 | 227 | 315 | 540 | 813 | 928 | 907 | 731 | 679 | 519 | 472 | 362 | 368 | 299 | 257 | 199 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 51 | 38 | 38 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | S 18 | SE 12 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 5 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | N 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | — | 6 | 23 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 62 | 80 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 53 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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