Makorori North Surf Break

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Issued: 11 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
14.0° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 2PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jul)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (04 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
0
2
2
1
0
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.6
NE
7
2
NNE
7
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.5
NE
9
2.1
NE
8
1.5
NE
9
3
NE
8
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
678
630
610
451
525
319
300
247
242
242
204
204
207
405
330
404
572
537
943
619
320
1191
597
567
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
N
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NE
10
N
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
30
NNE
10
NW
25
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
8:49AM1.31m
9:12PM1.43m
9:31AM1.30m
9:53PM1.42m
10:14AM1.30m
10:34PM1.42m
Low Tide
3:01PM0.25m
3:36AM0.27m
3:43PM0.26m
4:17AM0.26m
4:26PM0.27m
4:59AM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:58
4:59
4:59
 mm
1
2
2
1
3
3
Temp °C
9
12
15
13
11
10
11
12
12
13
15
13
11
10
10
10
14
12
12
13
12
10
9
8
Feels °C
5
8
10
9
7
6
7
7
8
10
12
11
9
8
8
7
8
10
7
7
7
8
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.6
ENE
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.3
E
9
1.4
NE
8
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
10
Energy kJ
678
630
610
451
525
319
300
247
242
242
204
204
204
325
330
4
4
4
513
474
280
264
597
567
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
1.1
NE
7
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
19
1.3
E
10
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
Energy kJ
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
6
6
105
4
9
9
8
30
29
307
23
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
23
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.3
S
19
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
Energy kJ
5
5
2
6
5
5
5
3
5
9
10
18
8
4
3
3
62
61
60
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
4
0.8
NE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
2
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.7
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.5
NE
9
2.1
NE
8
1.5
NE
9
3
NE
8
1.5
NNE
8
Energy kJ
13
20
50
37
92
72
102
124
157
158
178
178
207
405
223
404
572
537
943
619
320
1191
307
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
4
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
9
4
8
0
9
9
9
8
9
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
9
97
13
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Makorori North surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest