Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.2° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 4PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (04 Oct)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (04 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
15
2.1
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
846
1748
1294
1060
819
698
663
596
586
565
478
478
407
312
250
209
160
125
108
81
59
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:44PM1.57m
1:11AM1.46m
1:43PM1.55m
2:11AM1.44m
2:43PM1.53m
Low Tide
7:06PM0.14m
7:26AM0.13m
8:04PM0.16m
8:24AM0.15m
9:03PM0.17m
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:39
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6:37
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6:35
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7:14
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7:14
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7:15
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1
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Temp °C
10
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
12
12
12
11
10
9
9
9
10
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
4
5
6
7
8
7
8
8
8
7
8
6
6
6
6
6
7
8
7
7
7
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