Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 14 Jul 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 (14 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 9PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)--
Afternoon (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (14 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
15
0.8
ESE
15
0.9
ESE
16
1
ESE
17
1.3
ESE
17
1.4
SE
17
1.6
SE
16
1.7
SE
16
1.8
SE
16
1.9
SE
16
1.9
SE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
20
20
81
69
63
62
61
66
37
40
66
99
188
249
407
615
963
1124
1286
1467
1571
1651
1776
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NE
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
5:29PM1.67m
5:53AM1.57m
6:27PM1.70m
6:51AM1.58m
7:23PM1.72m
7:48AM1.58m
Low Tide
11:48PM0.07m
12:08PM-0.01m
00:47AM0.04m
1:06PM-0.02m
1:45AM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:05
5:06
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
15
17
14
13
12
12
12
12
16
16
14
13
13
11
10
11
13
Feels °C
12
11
10
10
9
8
10
13
16
12
10
8
9
8
8
13
12
10
9
10
8
7
9
11
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