Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.0° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 1PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (29 Sep)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (29 Sep)6ft (1.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
2
2
2
0
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
0
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
12
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.6
S
16
1.8
S
17
2
S
17
2.1
S
16
2.1
S
16
2.1
S
15
2.1
S
15
2.1
S
15
2
S
15
1.9
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
608
740
775
572
1281
1859
2289
2318
2178
2069
1963
1924
1782
1576
1340
1130
932
891
852
704
613
663
581
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
20
S
20
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
ESE
10
SE
5
E
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:27AM1.51m
8:47PM1.53m
9:15AM1.56m
9:36PM1.54m
10:04AM1.59m
Low Tide
2:18AM0.12m
2:42PM0.14m
3:06AM0.09m
3:32PM0.11m
3:54AM0.07m
4:23PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:47
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6:43
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7:09
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Temp °C
10
10
13
15
14
13
12
10
10
10
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
15
15
16
14
13
Feels °C
5
5
9
10
9
12
10
7
8
7
10
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
12
13
14
13
12
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