
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makorori Centre today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makorori Centre at 5AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Makorori Centre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
778 | 640 | 604 | 514 | 553 | 480 | 352 | 336 | 273 | 265 | 269 | 290 | 307 | 236 | 94 | 220 | 204 | 110 | 138 | 198 | 100 | 135 | 639 | 137 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:04AM1.59m | 10:26PM1.54m | 10:55AM1.59m | 11:18PM1.52m | 11:48AM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:54AM0.07m | 4:23PM0.11m | 4:44AM0.07m | 5:15PM0.11m | 5:36AM0.09m | 6:09PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 3 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | E 16 | SSE 14 |
778 | 640 | 604 | 514 | 553 | 480 | 352 | 336 | 273 | 265 | 269 | 290 | 307 | 236 | 94 | 220 | 204 | 110 | 138 | 198 | 100 | 135 | 5 | 79 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 10 | S 14 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 12 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 16 | E 16 |
4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 192 | 83 | 124 | 124 | 22 | — | — | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | N 12 | N 11 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NE 4 | SSE 12 | S 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — | — |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 129 | 5 | 5 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | S 7 | SSE 15 | SSE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 22 | 639 | 137 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 304 | 314 | 114 | 114 |
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