Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.7° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 10AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (03 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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 Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.6
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1411
1144
865
737
623
403
327
266
206
192
146
108
72
69
47
29
17
16
59
96
79
59
52
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:13AM1.50m
10:35PM1.49m
11:04AM1.51m
11:27PM1.48m
11:59AM1.52m
Low Tide
4:06AM0.13m
4:31PM0.17m
4:54AM0.13m
5:23PM0.17m
5:46AM0.13m
6:17PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
11
17
19
16
13
14
14
14
15
17
17
16
15
12
10
9
11
15
14
13
12
Feels °C
5
5
6
14
15
12
9
10
10
10
11
13
13
13
10
7
4
4
7
11
9
9
9
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