Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.0° 

Makorori North 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 North today (27 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 9PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)--
Afternoon (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
5 PM
8 PM
11 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
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
4
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
2
3
1
0
1
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
12
1
SE
13
0.9
ESE
13
2
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
S
14
1.8
S
17
1.9
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
282
342
299
462
732
459
469
490
422
354
418
480
584
717
573
1058
831
1859
2093
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NE
10
E
5
ESE
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
20
SW
20
S
15
SE
5
ENE
5
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:14PM1.47m
7:40AM1.45m
8:00PM1.50m
8:27AM1.51m
8:47PM1.53m
Low Tide
1:32AM0.16m
1:53PM0.17m
2:18AM0.12m
2:42PM0.14m
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:48
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6:47
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8:07
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7:07
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7:08
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 mm
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2
3
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Temp °C
18
14
9
9
7
6
10
13
15
12
10
10
10
10
13
14
13
12
11
Feels °C
14
8
2
3
3
2
6
8
11
10
7
5
5
6
8
9
9
10
9
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