Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
16.3°C
1.1° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 6PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Evening (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
10
0.3
S
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
16
1.4
SSW
8
1.1
SSW
8
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
18
3
SSW
8
3
S
9
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
3
SSW
11
2.4
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
54
95
90
78
74
129
132
181
214
150
138
128
156
1173
1469
1537
1476
1535
2334
1394
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
WNW
30
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:52AM1.65m
9:15PM1.58m
9:44AM1.67m
10:08PM1.57m
10:38AM1.67m
Low Tide
3:11PM0.06m
3:31AM0.02m
4:05PM0.05m
4:24AM0.02m
5:00PM0.06m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:03
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6:01
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6:01
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7:38
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7:39
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7:40
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2
1
1
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Temp °C
17
19
21
19
16
15
12
11
15
17
16
16
14
12
10
9
10
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
11
14
15
15
11
11
7
5
9
12
11
10
7
4
1
2
3
4
6
7
9
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