Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.6° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 11AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (05 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.5
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.6
S
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
S
17
0.6
NNE
7
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
S
16
0.6
NE
6
0.4
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
15
44
61
59
30
26
123
147
126
88
71
63
58
90
54
55
49
31
22
21
25
37
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
N
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:59AM1.52m
00:23AM1.46m
12:56PM1.52m
1:22AM1.45m
1:57PM1.53m
Low Tide
5:46AM0.13m
6:17PM0.18m
6:41AM0.14m
7:15PM0.19m
7:38AM0.14m
8:15PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:50
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
12
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
12
17
18
14
14
14
14
16
17
18
18
15
14
Feels °C
5
5
9
11
10
9
8
6
5
4
8
14
13
10
10
10
11
14
14
15
16
11
11
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