Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.4° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 11PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)--
Afternoon (01 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (01 Aug)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
!
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
11
3
S
13
3.5
S
13
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.2
S
12
2.2
S
11
2
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1449
1490
1676
2522
3614
1941
1735
1302
1244
976
866
878
776
776
658
469
343
276
330
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
W
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:02PM1.45m
8:21AM1.34m
8:43PM1.46m
9:05AM1.36m
Low Tide
2:23AM0.24m
2:33PM0.22m
3:06AM0.22m
3:17PM0.22m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
8
8
7
7
7
10
11
10
9
8
7
7
8
14
16
14
12
Feels °C
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
6
7
7
5
4
2
2
2
10
13
12
7
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