Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makorori Centre today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makorori Centre at 5PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Makorori Centre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 233 | 222 | 211 | 157 | 111 | 166 | 180 | 180 | 174 | 322 | 346 | 312 | 288 | 215 | 144 | 92 | 87 | 302 | 1032 | 1111 | 2056 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:01AM1.41m | 11:21PM1.34m | 11:48AM1.37m | 00:08AM1.30m | 12:35PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18PM0.29m | 5:35AM0.29m | 6:04PM0.33m | 6:21AM0.32m | 6:51PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 233 | 222 | 211 | 157 | 103 | 166 | 180 | 180 | 174 | 111 | 346 | 312 | 288 | 215 | 144 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 417 | 586 | 936 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 17 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 18 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | ESE 10 | S 16 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 111 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 75 | 322 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 81 | 92 | 87 | 50 | 35 | 20 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | E 12 | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 52 | 50 | 79 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 56 | 88 | — | 10 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 302 | 1032 | 1111 | 2056 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 116 | 97 | 97 | 46 |
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