Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
13.7°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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 7AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (01 Oct)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
0.7
S
14
0.8
S
10
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
1.7
S
5
1.9
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1267
1052
991
852
704
604
546
563
470
298
292
407
413
192
135
124
124
113
110
129
131
122
148
264
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NE
15
E
5
SSE
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
ENE
10
E
10
NNE
15
NW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:04AM1.59m
10:26PM1.54m
10:55AM1.59m
11:18PM1.52m
11:48AM1.59m
Low Tide
3:54AM0.07m
4:23PM0.11m
4:44AM0.07m
5:15PM0.11m
5:36AM0.09m
6:09PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
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7:12
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2
7
3
Temp °C
13
12
11
14
18
18
16
14
13
12
10
13
17
17
17
16
14
11
10
13
14
11
10
10
Feels °C
10
9
8
11
16
15
14
12
11
9
7
10
15
15
15
12
11
9
7
10
9
6
4
4
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