Makorori North Surf Break

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Issued: 5 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
14.3° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 12PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (23 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (23 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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)
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
4
4
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
18
2.2
S
17
2.1
S
16
1.9
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
1.8
NE
7
2.4
NE
7
2.5
NE
8
3
NE
8
3.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
3
SSW
8
3
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2485
2748
2219
1705
1229
918
653
511
417
404
305
236
290
582
743
984
1529
1134
1609
1469
732
561
1016
1524
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
45
NE
45
NE
35
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
5
NE
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:15AM1.50m
12:48PM1.40m
1:08AM1.43m
1:41PM1.37m
1:58AM1.38m
2:32PM1.35m
Low Tide
6:37AM0.14m
6:56PM0.23m
7:27AM0.19m
7:48PM0.29m
8:15AM0.24m
8:39PM0.33m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:53
4:53
 mm
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
11
11
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
15
14
14
15
13
12
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
8
8
6
6
9
11
13
15
8
6
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
18
2.2
S
17
2.1
S
16
1.9
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
2.3
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
Energy kJ
2485
2748
2219
1705
1229
918
653
511
417
404
305
236
193
219
171
168
125
92
827
732
732
561
415
452
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
E
13
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
NE
11
Energy kJ
6
12
12
12
3
6
3
3
3
3
3
78
71
94
65
61
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
3
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.6
ENE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.8
NE
7
2.4
NE
7
2.5
NE
8
3
NE
8
3.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
2
SSW
6
3
SSW
8
3
SSW
9
Energy kJ
15
15
9
18
35
58
60
86
151
290
582
743
984
1529
1134
1609
1469
249
1016
1524
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
4
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
97
97
373
300
300
130
9
0
0
42
34
34
34
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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