Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.7° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 7PM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (18 Aug)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (18 Aug)16ft (5.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Thu night).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
4
S
10
4.5
SSW
10
5
S
11
5
S
11
5.5
S
11
5
S
11
5
S
11
4.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
11
2.2
S
11
1.5
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.2
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1342
2111
2920
3822
5973
6459
7055
6284
5388
4485
3021
1864
1102
919
1832
1633
637
616
612
612
682
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
50
SW
50
SW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:03AM1.49m
10:24PM1.49m
10:52AM1.45m
11:11PM1.43m
11:39AM1.41m
Low Tide
4:16PM0.15m
4:42AM0.14m
5:05PM0.21m
5:28AM0.20m
5:52PM0.27m
cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
9
8
7
8
8
9
9
10
10
9
9
8
8
9
10
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
1
0
-1
-3
-5
-3
-3
-2
-1
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
4
6
7
8
7
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