
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makorori Centre today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makorori Centre at 10AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Makorori Centre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | 47 | 24 | 64 | 57 | 85 | 75 | 41 | 36 | 33 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 26 | 34 | 39 | 133 | 79 | 135 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:21AM1.45m | 6:41PM1.49m | 7:11AM1.53m | 7:31PM1.53m | 8:01AM1.60m | 8:23PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:33PM0.19m | 00:58AM0.11m | 1:25PM0.14m | 1:48AM0.06m | 2:18PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
32 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 57 | 85 | 75 | 41 | 36 | 33 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 26 | 34 | 30 | 133 | 65 | 135 | 75 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 18 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 11 | NNE 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 12 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
77 | 47 | 24 | 64 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 39 | — | 79 | 18 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | — | — | E 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 13 |
11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | NE 4 | N 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 5 | 49 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 222 | 228 | 163 | 356 | 35 | 113 | 52 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 51 | 0 | 5 |
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