Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.0° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 2PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
1.2
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.2
NE
8
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.5
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
663
584
586
565
478
478
407
302
240
200
160
125
108
81
59
128
158
179
201
287
316
486
362
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
N
5
W
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
1:11AM1.46m
1:43PM1.55m
2:11AM1.44m
2:43PM1.53m
3:12AM1.42m
3:42PM1.51m
Low Tide
7:26AM0.13m
8:04PM0.16m
8:24AM0.15m
9:03PM0.17m
9:24AM0.16m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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6:37
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6:35
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6:33
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7:14
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7:15
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1
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Temp °C
10
11
12
12
12
11
10
9
9
9
11
13
13
12
11
10
10
11
12
12
13
14
14
Feels °C
8
9
8
8
8
7
7
6
6
6
9
8
7
7
6
7
8
10
12
12
13
14
15
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