
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||||||
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 |
1045 | 1045 | 1016 | 974 | 1092 | 1065 | 947 | 420 | 959 | 736 | 687 | 485 | 387 | 314 | 292 | 233 | 229 | 189 | 640 | 572 | 466 | 305 | 231 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 13 | NE 12 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 4 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 246 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 24 | 82 | 210 | 36 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | ENE 10 | N 11 | N 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 10 | SSW 16 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | NE 11 |
4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 52 | 23 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 43 | 51 | 54 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
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