Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.3° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 1AM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)15ft (4.5m)10s
Afternoon (10 Jul)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)8ft (2.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
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)
4.5
S
10
4
S
10
4.5
S
10
4.5
S
10
4.5
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.4
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
2
SE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3919
3266
3751
4466
3969
4610
3690
2990
2555
1491
1100
908
889
1161
984
853
734
675
626
450
508
430
300
270
Wind (km/h)
40
S
40
S
45
S
40
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
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-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
00:59AM1.44m
1:34PM1.44m
1:55AM1.46m
2:31PM1.50m
2:54AM1.49m
Low Tide
6:50PM0.25m
7:20AM0.16m
7:46PM0.22m
8:14AM0.13m
8:45PM0.19m
9:11AM0.10m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:01
5:01
 mm
2
2
3
3
6
9
4
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
10
Feels °C
5
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
5
4
5
7
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