Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.8° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 3PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (27 Oct)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (27 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu night).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
S
11
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
6
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.8
S
10
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.4
S
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
28
26
21
22
28
33
31
108
130
180
147
115
195
167
121
112
82
91
90
80
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
30
NW
15
NW
25
S
15
S
10
S
5
W
5
NW
5
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
5
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
W
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:11AM1.53m
7:31PM1.53m
8:01AM1.60m
8:23PM1.57m
8:52AM1.65m
9:15PM1.58m
Low Tide
1:25PM0.14m
1:48AM0.06m
2:18PM0.09m
2:39AM0.03m
3:11PM0.06m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
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6:05
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6:03
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7:37
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7:37
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7:38
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1
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Temp °C
17
19
19
14
13
12
12
11
14
16
17
17
16
14
14
13
16
20
21
19
16
Feels °C
13
14
17
10
10
10
11
10
13
11
13
15
10
9
8
7
10
16
16
14
11
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