Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
13.3° 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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 5PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (10 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1.6
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
8
1.5
S
9
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
1.2
S
10
1.1
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.6
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
187
180
173
131
128
288
373
328
291
498
348
230
183
164
308
180
188
119
112
375
484
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
SW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:13PM1.56m
3:37AM1.49m
4:13PM1.59m
4:38AM1.51m
5:12PM1.63m
Low Tide
8:52AM0.11m
9:29PM0.16m
9:52AM0.09m
10:31PM0.13m
10:52AM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
Temp °C
10
14
15
13
12
11
9
9
9
12
12
11
10
9
9
9
10
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
7
12
13
11
10
8
6
6
5
7
7
8
8
7
6
8
8
9
8
7
6
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