Makorori Centre Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.66° S 178.12° E

Makorori Centre 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori Centre sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.7° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori Centre at 5AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
14
1.7
SSE
14
1.6
SE
13
1.4
SE
13
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.7
SE
14
0.8
SE
10
0.9
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1080
990
854
594
521
496
480
407
298
283
237
233
229
191
186
132
295
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
00:38AM1.46m
1:13PM1.49m
1:36AM1.46m
2:12PM1.52m
Low Tide
6:32PM0.21m
6:58AM0.15m
7:28PM0.20m
7:54AM0.13m
8:28PM0.19m
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
6
6
6
7
11
12
10
10
9
9
10
11
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
4
2
2
2
3
8
8
6
7
5
5
7
8
11
11
11
11
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