Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
13.7° 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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 9AM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Afternoon (07 Aug)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (07 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.1
S
17
1.4
S
16
1.8
S
15
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
1.9
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
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1039
787
716
991
1428
2412
2078
1744
1200
1228
1173
989
841
710
686
563
543
478
478
388
326
295
229
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:16PM1.46m
00:38AM1.46m
1:13PM1.49m
1:36AM1.46m
2:12PM1.52m
Low Tide
6:05AM0.16m
6:32PM0.21m
6:58AM0.15m
7:28PM0.20m
7:54AM0.13m
8:28PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
Temp °C
6
6
6
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
8
11
12
11
10
9
9
10
11
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
2
2
3
5
5
6
5
3
3
3
4
8
8
7
6
5
5
6
8
12
11
10
11
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