Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.5° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 8AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (02 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)17s
Evening (02 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.3
S
17
2.2
S
16
2.1
S
15
2.1
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2847
2430
2073
1579
3074
2527
1924
1797
1411
1144
865
737
538
403
322
264
206
152
146
110
73
48
30
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:25AM1.48m
9:46PM1.50m
10:13AM1.50m
10:35PM1.49m
11:04AM1.51m
Low Tide
3:20AM0.14m
3:41PM0.16m
4:06AM0.13m
4:31PM0.17m
4:54AM0.13m
5:23PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
10
16
18
17
14
11
9
9
11
17
19
16
13
13
13
14
15
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
2
2
5
13
14
14
10
7
5
5
7
14
15
11
8
8
9
11
11
12
13
13
11
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