Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.4° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 6PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (07 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (07 Oct)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.8
NE
9
2.1
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.8
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
329
511
539
821
1022
886
763
611
452
385
268
249
93
86
82
68
43
65
101
135
131
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
E
5
SE
10
S
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:42PM1.51m
4:13AM1.42m
4:40PM1.51m
5:11AM1.43m
5:35PM1.51m
Low Tide
9:24AM0.16m
10:02PM0.16m
10:23AM0.17m
11:00PM0.15m
11:21AM0.17m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:33
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6:33
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6:31
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7:15
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7:16
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7:17
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 mm
1
1
2
1
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1
1
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1
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1
1
1
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Temp °C
11
11
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
13
12
13
12
11
11
9
9
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
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