Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
13.9° 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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 9AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 3.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (06 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (06 Aug)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
0
!
!
0
0
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
11
3
S
11
2
S
11
1.9
S
11
2.1
SSW
11
2.2
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.4
S
16
1.7
S
15
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2759
3369
2798
2351
969
815
954
969
1109
867
754
977
1275
2379
2078
1744
1520
1228
1054
869
942
800
594
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:24AM1.43m
11:44PM1.46m
12:16PM1.46m
00:38AM1.46m
1:13PM1.49m
Low Tide
5:17AM0.17m
5:38PM0.22m
6:05AM0.16m
6:32PM0.21m
6:58AM0.15m
7:28PM0.20m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
9
10
9
8
7
7
6
6
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
12
13
12
10
Feels °C
0
1
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
6
5
6
5
3
3
4
5
8
9
8
6
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