Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.6° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 4AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (08 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (08 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2078
1744
1543
1228
1173
980
841
710
686
563
553
486
478
400
366
295
275
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
00:38AM1.46m
1:13PM1.49m
1:36AM1.46m
2:12PM1.52m
Low Tide
6:32PM0.21m
6:58AM0.15m
7:28PM0.20m
7:54AM0.13m
8:28PM0.19m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
6
6
6
7
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
11
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
4
2
2
2
3
8
7
6
7
5
5
6
8
11
12
11
11
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