Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makorori North today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 3PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Makorori North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 546 | 256 | 309 | 240 | 183 | 202 | 290 | 173 | 223 | 183 | 677 | 569 | 459 | 350 | 260 | 225 | 193 | 152 | 115 | 95 | 93 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:13PM1.59m | 4:38AM1.51m | 5:12PM1.63m | 5:37AM1.53m | 6:08PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52AM0.09m | 10:31PM0.13m | 10:52AM0.06m | 11:31PM0.09m | 11:51AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 8 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 546 | 256 | 275 | 230 | 165 | 202 | 290 | 173 | 223 | 183 | 677 | 569 | 459 | 350 | 260 | 225 | 193 | 152 | 115 | 95 | 93 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 16 | SSE 11 | S 8 | NNE 9 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SE 12 | NNE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 12 | 7 | 47 | 183 | 105 | 8 | 88 | 63 | 144 | 6 | 38 | 37 | 53 | 49 | 51 | 48 | 28 | 42 | 40 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | NE 7 | S 16 | NNE 7 | NE 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 24 | 26 | 55 | 8 | 43 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 59 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 3 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 188 | 245 | 309 | 240 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 50 | 3 | 71 | 93 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 41 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 51 | 51 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 52 | 9 | 9 |
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