Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
15.5°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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 5AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (17 Oct)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (17 Oct)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri night, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
11
4
S
11
4
S
10
4
S
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.3
S
9
2
S
9
2
S
9
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3580
3430
3227
2893
2578
2384
2362
2309
1976
1817
1522
1037
878
680
700
1138
976
865
918
946
1016
894
881
869
Wind (km/h)
40
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
W
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:02PM1.36m
11:26AM1.42m
11:46PM1.32m
12:11PM1.38m
00:31AM1.28m
12:56PM1.34m
Low Tide
5:15AM0.26m
5:45PM0.30m
5:59AM0.30m
6:31PM0.33m
6:44AM0.33m
7:17PM0.35m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:18
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6:16
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7:25
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7:27
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7:28
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 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
9
9
10
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
9
11
13
13
13
11
10
10
10
14
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
0
0
1
2
3
4
3
4
3
4
2
5
7
8
9
8
7
7
7
13
12
12
11
12
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