Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.3° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 12PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
10
0.6
S
16
0.9
S
15
1
S
14
1
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
19
0.4
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
220
172
339
373
356
477
371
233
220
212
165
100
71
67
75
121
74
76
45
109
95
129
116
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
N
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
5
W
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
E
10
NNE
30
NW
25
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:40AM1.30m
5:01PM1.39m
5:31AM1.37m
5:50PM1.44m
6:21AM1.45m
6:41PM1.49m
Low Tide
10:48AM0.29m
11:19PM0.22m
11:40AM0.24m
00:08AM0.17m
12:33PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:09
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6:07
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6:07
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7:32
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7:35
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Temp °C
14
15
20
25
26
20
16
14
13
13
17
18
17
16
16
15
14
12
18
20
22
18
16
Feels °C
11
11
16
21
21
15
12
11
9
9
15
15
14
14
14
13
11
8
14
18
19
12
11
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