Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.5° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 8AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (21 Oct)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
12
1.4
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.7
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.9
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
420
959
736
687
485
387
314
292
233
233
213
659
581
473
305
231
171
159
156
121
153
151
117
148
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
0
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
0
NE
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ENE
10
N
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
2:07AM1.22m
2:32PM1.31m
2:58AM1.23m
3:21PM1.32m
3:49AM1.25m
4:11PM1.35m
Low Tide
8:17AM0.36m
8:53PM0.35m
9:06AM0.35m
9:42PM0.32m
9:56AM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:11
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7:30
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7:30
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7:31
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Temp °C
11
11
10
14
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
16
18
20
20
15
15
13
12
15
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
9
9
8
14
14
13
12
13
11
11
11
14
14
17
20
13
13
10
9
13
13
14
14
12
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