Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
13.4° 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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 7PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
S
10
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
S
10
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
427
347
336
268
196
166
214
157
82
71
71
62
40
38
37
20
18
28
40
50
146
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:16PM1.40m
00:34AM1.40m
1:06PM1.37m
1:23AM1.35m
1:55PM1.34m
Low Tide
6:04AM0.16m
6:26PM0.25m
6:51AM0.22m
7:15PM0.31m
7:38AM0.27m
8:04PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
7
10
11
11
9
8
8
7
8
12
14
12
10
9
9
9
11
14
14
12
14
Feels °C
4
8
9
9
7
5
5
4
5
9
10
8
7
5
4
6
7
9
9
8
10
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