Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.5° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 9AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (22 Oct)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (22 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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)
2
2
3
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
11
0.7
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
1
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
0.6
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
213
659
586
473
311
235
174
162
159
123
121
151
148
184
217
212
174
267
302
289
477
365
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
NE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
E
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:58AM1.23m
3:21PM1.32m
3:49AM1.25m
4:11PM1.35m
4:40AM1.30m
5:01PM1.39m
Low Tide
9:06AM0.35m
9:42PM0.32m
9:56AM0.33m
10:30PM0.28m
10:48AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:13
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6:11
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6:09
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7:30
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7:31
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Temp °C
12
12
16
18
20
20
16
14
13
12
15
17
15
14
13
14
14
15
20
24
26
21
16
Feels °C
10
9
13
14
17
19
14
12
11
10
12
13
12
13
11
11
11
12
17
20
21
16
12
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