Makorori North Surf Break

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
14.3° 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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 4AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.3
S
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
1.1
S
5
1.5
SSE
6
0.9
S
6
1
SE
5
0.4
S
19
1.2
S
19
2.1
S
18
2.3
S
17
2.2
S
16
2
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.5
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
180
174
90
59
40
72
106
100
93
87
52
50
62
135
58
56
117
1005
2802
2998
2465
1913
1258
919
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
W
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
25
WSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:28PM1.65m
10:57AM1.49m
11:22PM1.58m
11:53AM1.44m
00:15AM1.50m
12:48PM1.40m
Low Tide
4:52AM0.05m
5:09PM0.10m
5:45AM0.09m
6:03PM0.17m
6:37AM0.14m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
15
16
16
16
17
15
14
14
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
8
10
11
13
13
12
15
14
13
13
7
7
7
9
9
10
9
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.9
S
6
0.7
SSW
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.2
S
19
2.1
S
18
2.3
S
17
2.2
S
16
2
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.5
S
14
Energy kJ
180
174
90
59
38
72
106
100
93
87
52
50
46
43
58
36
74
1005
2802
2998
2465
1913
1258
919
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
8
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
12
0.9
SSE
6
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
E
13
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
71
41
30
30
29
12
12
11
5
5
7
7
6
6
46
42
48
53
6
12
12
3
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
15
0.2
ESE
15
0.3
E
9
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
10
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
S
19
0.4
SSW
9
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
23
22
14
42
40
18
2
2
11
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
117
27
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.1
S
5
1.5
SSE
6
1
SE
5
1
SE
5
0.4
NE
8
0.7
ENE
4
0.6
NE
4
Energy kJ
5
6
4
2
5
4
1
3
8
32
62
135
56
56
16
11
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
4
4
4
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
13
1
0
42
51
49
147
54
51
52
9
8
0
0
9
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
5
8
7
6
6
6
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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