Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.9° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 4PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (09 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
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)
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1.5
S
12
2.2
SSW
9
1.9
SSW
9
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
478
400
326
295
229
390
307
238
187
180
173
131
128
344
278
628
724
554
239
190
218
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
N
15
N
10
WNW
15
NW
10
W
10
SE
5
NE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
S
15
SE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:12PM1.52m
2:36AM1.47m
3:13PM1.56m
3:37AM1.49m
4:13PM1.59m
Low Tide
7:54AM0.13m
8:28PM0.19m
8:52AM0.11m
9:29PM0.16m
9:52AM0.09m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:25
 mm
3
1
4
1
Temp °C
10
12
13
13
12
12
11
9
10
14
15
12
12
10
10
9
10
12
13
11
11
Feels °C
7
9
10
11
10
10
8
6
6
11
12
10
10
7
7
5
6
7
9
8
8
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