Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makorori North today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 9PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Makorori North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | SSW 6 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
356 | 503 | 843 | 1072 | 1437 | 860 | 1265 | 861 | 474 | 426 | 396 | 297 | 239 | 199 | 231 | 332 | 283 | 263 | 1845 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:03PM1.66m | 7:29AM1.55m | 7:55PM1.65m | 8:22AM1.54m | 8:46PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24AM0.04m | 1:42PM0.03m | 2:17AM0.03m | 2:35PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 |
28 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 949 | 860 | 888 | 861 | 474 | 426 | 396 | 297 | 219 | 188 | 192 | 332 | 283 | 263 | 197 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | S 15 | SSE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 17 | ENE 8 | S 20 | NE 8 |
16 | 51 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 248 | 248 | 224 | 224 | 239 | 199 | 172 | 142 | 43 | 30 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | SSE 9 | S 15 | SW 18 | S 15 | SE 8 | S 15 | E 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | S 18 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 19 |
20 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 25 | 61 | 107 | 118 | 160 | 566 | 132 | 322 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
356 | 503 | 843 | 1072 | 1437 | — | 1265 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 113 | 231 | 305 | 505 | 1587 | 1845 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 34 | 34 | 60 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 60 |
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