Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
13.4° 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 4AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (18 Aug)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (18 Aug)16ft (5.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
4
S
10
4.5
SSW
10
5
S
11
5
S
11
5.5
S
11
5
S
11
5
S
11
4.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
11
2.4
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1726
1794
1487
1350
1252
2038
2920
4250
6173
6459
7454
6397
5614
4668
3192
2106
1379
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
45
SW
45
SW
50
SW
50
SW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
S
45
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:35PM1.56m
10:03AM1.49m
10:24PM1.49m
10:52AM1.45m
Low Tide
3:55AM0.09m
4:16PM0.15m
4:42AM0.14m
5:05PM0.21m
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
8
7
9
10
10
9
8
8
8
9
9
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
-2
-4
-3
-4
-2
-1
1
2
2
3
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