Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
13.6° 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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 6AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
S
10
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
S
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
166
210
157
82
71
70
62
40
38
37
20
17
22
34
75
119
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:34AM1.40m
1:06PM1.37m
1:23AM1.35m
1:55PM1.34m
Low Tide
6:26PM0.25m
6:51AM0.22m
7:15PM0.31m
7:38AM0.27m
8:04PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
8
7
7
12
14
12
9
9
9
9
11
14
15
12
13
Feels °C
7
5
5
4
4
8
10
8
5
5
4
6
8
8
10
8
9
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