Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
13.8°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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 5PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (21 Sep)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (21 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
12
2.4
S
11
2.1
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
9
1.7
S
6
1.8
S
7
2
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
8
1.5
S
8
1.9
S
7
2.1
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.3
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2237
1470
1030
714
524
426
356
252
230
198
115
110
178
289
403
383
295
376
504
612
686
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
ESE
10
E
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:24PM1.32m
1:45AM1.24m
2:14PM1.31m
2:36AM1.24m
3:04PM1.32m
Low Tide
7:08AM0.35m
7:40PM0.38m
7:56AM0.36m
8:30PM0.38m
8:45AM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
13
14
14
12
10
9
9
14
16
16
11
10
9
8
7
10
9
10
10
9
Feels °C
8
9
9
10
9
7
5
5
11
14
14
5
4
5
4
3
4
2
3
3
2
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