Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
13.9° 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 9AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (01 Aug)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (01 Aug)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
14
0.6
SE
14
2.1
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
2.5
S
10
3
S
11
3.5
SSW
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.2
S
12
2.2
S
11
2
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
S
13
1.1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
130
647
1341
1470
1490
1802
3932
2342
1941
1735
1302
1222
959
866
878
878
764
577
486
303
339
402
Wind (km/h)
15
W
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
SSW
10
S
5
SW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
10
S
10
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:38AM1.33m
8:02PM1.45m
8:21AM1.34m
8:43PM1.46m
9:05AM1.36m
Low Tide
1:40AM0.27m
1:50PM0.23m
2:23AM0.24m
2:33PM0.22m
3:06AM0.22m
3:17PM0.22m
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:19
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
10
11
10
9
8
7
7
9
14
15
14
12
Feels °C
5
1
2
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
7
7
7
5
3
2
2
3
10
12
11
8
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