Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makorori North today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 9PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Makorori North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1115 | 1060 | 581 | 551 | 630 | 485 | 400 | 393 | 319 | 255 | 242 | 192 | 189 | 146 | 108 | 100 | 73 | 50 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:46AM1.32m | 1:15PM1.34m | 1:34AM1.29m | 2:05PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39PM0.32m | 6:59AM0.30m | 7:27PM0.36m | 7:46AM0.33m | 8:16PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 1115 | 1060 | 581 | 551 | 630 | 485 | 400 | 393 | 319 | 255 | 242 | 192 | 189 | 146 | 108 | 100 | 73 | 50 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 141 | 102 | 81 | 59 | 56 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | E 12 | NE 15 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | NE 13 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 185 | 178 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
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