Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
14.2°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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 11AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (03 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSW
15
1.1
S
7
1.4
S
7
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
15
1.5
S
6
1.7
S
6
1
S
17
1.3
S
16
1.4
S
15
2.1
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
71
131
173
122
157
149
221
546
832
859
1748
1294
1077
841
698
607
675
586
565
478
469
400
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SE
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:48AM1.59m
00:13AM1.50m
12:44PM1.57m
1:11AM1.46m
1:43PM1.55m
Low Tide
5:36AM0.09m
6:09PM0.13m
6:30AM0.11m
7:06PM0.14m
7:26AM0.13m
8:04PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:41
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6:39
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6:37
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7:13
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7:14
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7:14
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2
4
2
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Temp °C
11
10
13
14
13
11
10
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
9
7
9
10
8
6
4
5
4
4
4
5
6
7
7
8
7
7
8
8
7
6
6
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