Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.8° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 2AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (13 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (13 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
3
4
4
4
4
0
0
0
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.9
S
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.1
S
12
2
S
12
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
930
2830
2765
2197
1835
1484
1423
2171
1223
1128
1324
1164
1095
828
914
843
711
Wind (km/h)
0
S
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
15
W
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
6:41PM1.58m
7:08AM1.52m
7:30PM1.57m
7:57AM1.52m
8:18PM1.54m
Low Tide
1:00AM0.07m
1:21PM0.10m
1:49AM0.07m
2:11PM0.11m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
 mm
Temp °C
10
8
8
8
11
15
14
12
10
9
9
9
10
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
9
5
6
5
7
9
9
7
7
6
7
7
8
9
8
10
10
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