Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.2° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 11AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (30 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (30 Sep)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
4
4
4
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
16
2.1
S
15
2.1
S
15
2.1
S
15
2.1
S
15
1.9
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
0.6
S
14
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2178
2069
1963
1911
1963
1576
1321
1267
1052
878
852
692
604
546
563
470
303
298
401
383
153
125
88
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
5
NE
10
E
5
S
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:15AM1.56m
9:36PM1.54m
10:04AM1.59m
10:26PM1.54m
10:55AM1.59m
Low Tide
3:06AM0.09m
3:32PM0.11m
3:54AM0.07m
4:23PM0.11m
4:44AM0.07m
5:15PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:45
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6:43
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6:41
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7:09
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7:10
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Temp °C
10
10
13
15
15
15
14
12
11
11
14
19
18
16
14
13
12
10
12
15
15
17
16
Feels °C
7
7
11
11
10
12
11
9
8
7
10
17
15
15
12
10
9
7
9
12
12
14
13
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