Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
15.4°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 (14 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 11PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). 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 (14 Oct)--
Afternoon (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (14 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NNE
6
1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.3
SSW
9
1.9
SSW
6
3.5
SSW
9
3.5
S
10
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
22
13
16
16
16
42
54
91
74
35
20
20
17
261
1690
2646
4668
4892
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
N
20
W
10
WNW
20
NW
15
W
15
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:34PM1.44m
9:58AM1.48m
10:18PM1.40m
10:42AM1.45m
Low Tide
3:48AM0.19m
4:16PM0.23m
4:31AM0.22m
5:01PM0.26m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
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6:22
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6:20
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7:22
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7:23
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7:24
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 mm
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1
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2
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
25
20
16
16
16
16
19
20
17
15
11
10
11
10
9
9
9
10
9
Feels °C
22
16
13
14
14
13
15
16
13
12
8
5
7
6
1
0
0
-1
-1
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