Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
13.2°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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 7AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (01 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (01 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
1
1
0
1
2
!
!
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
12
1.5
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2
S
14
2.3
S
17
2.2
S
16
2.2
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
980
814
880
2576
2310
3278
3278
2843
3398
3268
2847
2248
2073
1454
3039
2496
2111
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
SSE
10
N
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:14PM1.49m
8:39AM1.45m
8:59PM1.50m
9:25AM1.48m
Low Tide
2:35AM0.15m
2:53PM0.17m
3:20AM0.14m
3:41PM0.16m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
13
10
8
8
8
10
9
8
7
8
9
11
16
19
16
13
Feels °C
8
7
4
3
2
3
6
7
5
3
2
5
7
13
16
12
8
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