Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
14.2° 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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 1AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ESE
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
2.3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
3.5
S
10
5
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
3
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
706
584
544
530
520
520
1066
2216
1703
1734
2375
5184
5546
4950
3767
3048
2787
2659
1306
1332
1250
1648
1378
1202
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
40
SSE
45
SSW
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
S
40
S
35
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:06AM1.43m
12:38PM1.39m
00:59AM1.44m
1:34PM1.44m
1:55AM1.46m
Low Tide
5:58PM0.26m
6:29AM0.19m
6:50PM0.25m
7:20AM0.16m
7:46PM0.22m
8:14AM0.13m
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7:24
7:24
7:24
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5:00
5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
2
7
7
7
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
11
13
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
9
7
7
8
8
9
9
9
8
6
2
5
5
4
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
5
6
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