Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
13.5°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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 1PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (08 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (08 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
0
0
0
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1761
1497
1155
1033
936
758
720
469
348
298
262
241
247
221
173
114
108
91
77
54
54
44
34
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:23AM1.44m
2:57PM1.54m
3:24AM1.45m
3:57PM1.56m
4:24AM1.46m
4:54PM1.57m
Low Tide
8:37AM0.14m
9:16PM0.17m
9:37AM0.12m
10:16PM0.14m
10:36AM0.11m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
8
9
10
10
11
11
9
8
7
7
10
12
12
12
9
10
9
9
13
16
16
14
12
Feels °C
-1
2
4
4
5
5
5
4
3
4
8
9
8
8
6
6
5
6
9
12
12
10
9
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