Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.8° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 10AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.5
SSW
7
0.5
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
192
146
108
98
69
47
29
28
16
30
31
73
79
57
41
130
126
88
78
60
57
52
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
N
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:04AM1.51m
11:27PM1.48m
11:59AM1.52m
00:23AM1.46m
12:56PM1.52m
Low Tide
4:54AM0.13m
5:23PM0.17m
5:46AM0.13m
6:17PM0.18m
6:41AM0.14m
7:15PM0.19m
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clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
16
17
18
16
15
12
10
8
11
14
14
13
11
11
9
9
12
17
15
13
14
Feels °C
11
12
12
12
13
13
10
7
5
4
8
10
9
9
8
8
5
4
8
13
9
8
10
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