Makorori Centre Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.66° S 178.12° E

Makorori Centre 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori Centre sea temperature is
13.5°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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori Centre at 3PM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)18s
Evening (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
!
!
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.9
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
3
SSW
9
2.5
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.4
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
32
62
57
53
96
57
28
26
25
20
20
127
280
446
1176
1093
1221
1085
914
771
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
WSW
20
W
30
W
45
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:56PM1.52m
1:22AM1.45m
1:57PM1.53m
2:23AM1.44m
2:57PM1.54m
Low Tide
6:41AM0.14m
7:15PM0.19m
7:38AM0.14m
8:15PM0.18m
8:37AM0.14m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
17
16
14
15
15
16
16
16
17
14
11
11
11
9
10
10
11
12
11
9
Feels °C
7
13
12
10
10
11
13
13
13
15
12
7
5
2
0
2
3
4
5
4
4
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