Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.3° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 12PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (20 Oct)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
0
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.2
S
12
1.4
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.7
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1045
1045
1016
974
1092
1065
947
420
959
736
687
485
387
314
292
233
229
210
640
572
466
305
231
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
0
SE
10
E
15
E
10
NE
5
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
NE
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
1:18AM1.24m
1:44PM1.32m
2:07AM1.22m
2:32PM1.31m
2:58AM1.23m
3:21PM1.32m
Low Tide
7:30AM0.35m
8:05PM0.36m
8:17AM0.36m
8:53PM0.35m
9:06AM0.35m
9:42PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:15
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6:13
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7:29
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7:30
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Temp °C
10
10
13
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
14
16
15
14
13
13
12
13
16
18
19
18
16
Feels °C
8
8
10
11
11
12
11
9
9
10
14
14
13
13
12
12
10
11
14
15
16
17
14
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