
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makorori North today (14 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 8AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Makorori North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | NNE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
136 | 277 | 359 | 286 | 991 | 1241 | 1132 | 944 | 791 | 529 | 427 | 339 | 239 | 206 | 266 | 123 | 119 | 116 | 86 | 83 | 261 | 127 | 130 | 118 | 91 | 178 | 69 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:11AM1.45m | 10:30PM1.34m | 10:54AM1.42m | 11:13PM1.30m | 11:37AM1.39m | 11:57PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59AM0.24m | 4:31PM0.28m | 4:43AM0.27m | 5:16PM0.30m | 5:26AM0.29m | 6:00PM0.32m | 6:09AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | 8:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
92 | 277 | 359 | 284 | 991 | 1241 | 1132 | 944 | 791 | 529 | 427 | 339 | 239 | 180 | 130 | 74 | 46 | 116 | 86 | 83 | 89 | 127 | 130 | 118 | 91 | 79 | 69 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | S 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
136 | 98 | 103 | 286 | 81 | 80 | 49 | 54 | 40 | 84 | 67 | 55 | 17 | — | 174 | 123 | 119 | 28 | 38 | 24 | 53 | 51 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | S 4 | NNE 6 | ENE 10 | NNE 6 | — | — | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 10 | NNE 12 | — | — | — | N 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | N 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | SSW 14 |
12 | 1 | 28 | 81 | 24 | — | — | 43 | 28 | 48 | 2 | 15 | — | — | — | 6 | 32 | 36 | 18 | 18 | — | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 41 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | NNE 6 | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 7 | N 2 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | 150 | — | — | 40 | 28 | 74 | 206 | 266 | 173 | 100 | 75 | 20 | 54 | 261 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 178 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 54 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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