Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makorori North today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 3AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Makorori North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 101 | 384 | 380 | 473 | 416 | 403 | 298 | 237 | 140 | 309 | 236 | 232 | 224 | 408 | 427 | 400 | 355 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:36PM1.39m | 11:01AM1.41m | 11:21PM1.34m | 11:48AM1.37m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51AM0.24m | 5:18PM0.29m | 5:35AM0.29m | 6:04PM0.33m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 101 | 384 | 380 | 473 | 416 | 403 | 298 | 237 | 89 | 309 | 236 | 232 | 224 | 182 | 427 | 400 | 355 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSW 13 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | S 16 | NE 7 | SE 11 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 18 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 64 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 59 | 21 | 79 | 140 | 89 | 96 | 82 | 55 | 408 | 179 | 179 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | NE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSW 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 34 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 46 | 132 | 51 | 50 | 78 | 113 | 55 | 58 | 73 | 147 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 12 | 27 | 30 | 9 | 53 | 94 | 305 | — | 11 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 33 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 51 | 0 | 1 |
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