Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
13.5°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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 1PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (07 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (07 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
S
16
0.9
SSW
8
3
S
8
3
SSE
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.3
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
26
24
22
21
104
1097
1321
1630
1820
1622
1214
1043
878
816
639
392
394
365
268
215
164
143
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
10
WSW
25
W
25
W
15
WNW
25
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
1:22AM1.45m
1:57PM1.53m
2:23AM1.44m
2:57PM1.54m
3:24AM1.45m
3:57PM1.56m
Low Tide
7:38AM0.14m
8:15PM0.18m
8:37AM0.14m
9:16PM0.17m
9:37AM0.12m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
15
12
12
12
12
9
9
10
10
11
11
9
8
8
7
10
11
11
10
8
Feels °C
13
13
14
13
7
8
9
7
-1
0
2
2
3
4
4
4
5
4
7
9
9
7
5
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