Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
13.0°C
1.0° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 11PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). 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 (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.6
SSW
8
1
SSW
9
1.1
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
9
1.7
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
0.8
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
50
43
44
45
166
211
248
248
1047
1103
825
643
475
377
294
276
253
151
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NW
20
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
S
5
E
15
NNE
15
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:05PM1.32m
2:23AM1.27m
2:54PM1.32m
3:13AM1.26m
3:44PM1.33m
Low Tide
8:16PM0.38m
8:35AM0.34m
9:07PM0.39m
9:23AM0.34m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
13
10
9
8
10
13
13
12
12
11
10
9
10
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
10
11
8
6
3
4
7
11
8
7
8
7
6
5
6
12
12
11
9
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