
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makorori North today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 9AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Makorori North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
684 | 529 | 427 | 330 | 239 | 180 | 174 | 123 | 121 | 86 | 86 | 173 | 71 | 306 | 137 | 138 | 363 | 112 | 93 | 90 | 88 | 75 | 86 | 86 | 178 | 101 | 89 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:30PM1.34m | 10:54AM1.42m | 11:13PM1.30m | 11:37AM1.39m | 11:57PM1.26m | 12:20PM1.36m | 00:42AM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43AM0.27m | 5:16PM0.30m | 5:26AM0.29m | 6:00PM0.32m | 6:09AM0.32m | 6:44PM0.33m | 6:53AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | 8:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 12 | NE 8 |
684 | 529 | 427 | 330 | 239 | 180 | 174 | 90 | 47 | 35 | 55 | 59 | 53 | 89 | 137 | 138 | 123 | 112 | 93 | 90 | 88 | 75 | 86 | 86 | 73 | 27 | 49 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | S 19 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 13 |
120 | 84 | 73 | 55 | 28 | — | 7 | 123 | 121 | 86 | 86 | 83 | 15 | 52 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 31 | 17 | 40 | 63 | 57 | 33 | 89 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | — | NE 12 | — | — | — | NNE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | NE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | NNE 9 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 7 |
47 | 42 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 14 | 16 | 28 | 31 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 37 | 41 | 38 | 16 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | — | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNE 8 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 5 |
68 | — | 38 | 35 | 51 | 187 | 161 | 172 | 100 | — | — | 173 | 71 | 306 | 1 | 2 | 363 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 178 | 101 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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