Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makorori North today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 11PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Makorori North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
73 | 50 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 166 | 211 | 248 | 248 | 1047 | 1103 | 825 | 643 | 475 | 377 | 294 | 276 | 253 | 151 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:05PM1.32m | 2:23AM1.27m | 2:54PM1.32m | 3:13AM1.26m | 3:44PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16PM0.38m | 8:35AM0.34m | 9:07PM0.39m | 9:23AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
73 | 50 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 166 | 211 | 248 | 248 | 1047 | 1103 | 825 | 643 | 475 | 377 | 294 | 276 | 253 | 151 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | NE 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | S 15 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NNE 4 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 16 |
34 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 46 | 113 | 36 | 46 | 45 | 3 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 41 | 26 | 122 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 13 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | SSE 9 | NNE 5 | N 5 | S 18 | SE 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 13 | NE 11 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 16 | SE 13 |
— | 33 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | NNE 11 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 10 |
5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
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