Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Issued: 5 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is

14.3° C

Makorori North surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Makorori North today (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 10AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	9s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	9s
Evening (11 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 11							Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tue 14
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	S 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 10	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	1397	1092	674	798	699	606	606	387	313	307	264	244	207	221	251	246	184	151	141	103	99	94	67	67
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	S	SSE	N	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNE	N	NW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off
High Tide	1:55AM1.46m				2:31PM1.50m				2:54AM1.49m					3:31PM1.56m				3:54AM1.52m				4:30PM1.62m
Low Tide			8:14AM0.13m				8:45PM0.19m					9:11AM0.10m				9:46PM0.16m				10:10AM0.06m				10:47PM0.11m


	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	7:22
	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	5:04
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	9	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	8	9	10	11	10	10	9	8	8	9	12	14	12	11	12
Feels °C	4	4	5	6	6	5	5	6	6	4	6	7	8	7	8	6	5	4	5	9	10	9	8	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	1397	1092	674	798	699	606	606	387	313	307	264	244	207	221	251	246	184	151	130	103	99	75	65	67
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 18	S 18	S 16	S 16	S 7	S 7	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	71	44	39	37	35	165	225	195	251	43	43	203	179	168	206	169	154	146	141	100	96	94	67	47
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	S 16	S 15	S 20	S 19	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 15	S 15	S 7	S 7	S 7	—	E 12	N 12	—	—	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 4	SSW 13
kJ	212	42	42	68	117	34	33	19	18	233	212	43	32	22	—	3	3	—	—	5	5	5	4	57
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 7	SSW 7	S 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	—	—	SSW 7	S 6	SSW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 2	—	—	NE 3	NNE 4	NE 4
kJ	387	292	131	121	86	—	—	77	54	73	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	4	11	4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Three Points East Cape	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	45	18	18	18	1	34	18	6	6	1	1	6	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia		Waipaoa River	Boat Harbour	Mahia Spit	Wainui Beach - Stockroute		Aurora Point	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Last Chance	Diners Beach	Tuamotu Island	Tuamotu Island	Tuamotu Island	Rolling Stones	Last Chance	Tuamotu Island	Tuamotu Island	Tuamotu Island	Tuamotu Island	Tuamotu Island
Rating (10 max)		3	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Fox River West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5

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