
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 5 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 10 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | NE 10 | S 14 |
1267 | 1052 | 991 | 852 | 704 | 604 | 546 | 563 | 470 | 298 | 292 | 407 | 413 | 117 | 135 | 88 | 88 | 104 | 68 | 13 | 15 | 32 | 4 | 148 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 10 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | E 16 | NE 13 |
11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 192 | 126 | 124 | 124 | 113 | 110 | 70 | 131 | 122 | 5 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | N 12 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 4 | NE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NE 4 | SSE 12 | S 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | S 20 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 129 | 40 | 40 | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | — | NNE 4 | — | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | S 5 | S 6 |
30 | — | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 10 | 61 | — | — | 148 | 264 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 305 | 315 | 113 | 113 |
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