Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.2° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 1AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (03 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
11
2
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
0.9
S
13
1
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1
S
15
3
S
8
3.5
S
9
4
S
10
5
S
11
5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1244
976
866
878
878
776
670
478
343
276
339
430
432
452
1020
1616
3053
5393
6842
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
WSW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
0
S
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
30
SW
40
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:43PM1.46m
9:05AM1.36m
9:25PM1.46m
9:49AM1.38m
Low Tide
3:06AM0.22m
3:17PM0.22m
3:48AM0.20m
4:02PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:20
 mm
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
8
7
7
7
8
14
15
13
10
10
9
10
7
6
6
6
6
Feels °C
8
7
4
2
3
2
2
10
13
10
7
6
4
3
-2
-3
-4
-5
-4
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