Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makorori Centre today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makorori Centre at 5PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Makorori Centre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 230 | 180 | 156 | 166 | 126 | 105 | 78 | 78 | 75 | 40 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 146 | 169 | 322 | 1138 | 1305 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:15PM1.34m | 1:34AM1.29m | 2:05PM1.32m | 2:23AM1.27m | 2:54PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59AM0.30m | 7:27PM0.36m | 7:46AM0.33m | 8:16PM0.38m | 8:35AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 6 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 230 | 180 | 156 | 166 | 126 | 105 | 78 | 78 | 75 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 33 | 33 | 5 | 35 | 146 | 169 | 240 | 1138 | 1305 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 15 | ESE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 30 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 322 | 35 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 15 | E 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | NE 13 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 9 | S 17 | S 19 | SSE 18 | ESE 12 | — | NE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 15 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 2 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 8 | 0 |
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