Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
13.4° 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 11AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (18 Aug)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (18 Aug)16ft (5.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.2
SSW
9
3.5
S
9
4
S
10
4.5
SSW
10
5
S
11
5
S
11
5.5
S
11
5
S
11
5
S
11
4
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
1.9
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.1
S
9
2.1
S
8
1.8
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1575
898
758
1802
2860
4072
5938
6486
7055
6284
5614
3925
3028
1980
3631
2578
2763
1633
476
616
645
626
459
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
45
SW
50
SW
50
SW
50
SW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
S
40
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:03AM1.49m
10:24PM1.49m
10:52AM1.45m
11:11PM1.43m
11:39AM1.41m
Low Tide
3:55AM0.09m
4:16PM0.15m
4:42AM0.14m
5:05PM0.21m
5:28AM0.20m
5:52PM0.27m
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
9
10
9
8
7
7
8
9
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
10
10
12
12
10
10
Feels °C
0
-1
1
0
-2
-3
-5
-4
-4
-2
0
1
2
1
3
4
3
4
5
6
7
6
8
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