Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
14.3°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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 8PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (09 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
1.1
SE
6
0.5
S
13
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.5
S
11
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
140
140
140
135
131
121
112
107
103
94
84
78
78
61
58
51
40
39
37
37
37
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:35PM1.51m
6:05AM1.45m
6:27PM1.50m
6:56AM1.48m
7:16PM1.50m
Low Tide
11:21AM0.17m
11:54PM0.13m
12:16PM0.17m
00:45AM0.12m
1:08PM0.17m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
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6:31
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6:30
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6:28
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7:17
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7:19
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7:20
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 mm
1
1
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1
1
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
18
21
22
20
16
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
14
14
14
13
14
13
11
12
16
18
20
17
13
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