Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
13.5°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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 5PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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)
2
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
19
1.3
S
6
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
299
241
210
205
164
125
105
91
79
67
55
44
44
48
73
63
72
120
171
163
158
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SE
10
NNE
10
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:57PM1.56m
4:24AM1.46m
4:54PM1.57m
5:22AM1.48m
5:49PM1.58m
Low Tide
9:37AM0.12m
10:16PM0.14m
10:36AM0.11m
11:14PM0.11m
11:34AM0.10m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
10
12
12
12
10
9
9
9
13
16
16
13
12
10
10
9
10
11
12
11
10
Feels °C
8
10
9
8
7
6
6
5
8
12
13
10
9
7
7
6
5
8
10
8
7
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