Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.9° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 7AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). 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 (24 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)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 morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
ENE
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
1.3
NNE
7
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
12
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.7
SE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
38
37
20
18
21
34
80
110
110
160
209
213
246
257
219
254
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
25
W
30
W
35
WSW
40
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
1:23AM1.35m
1:55PM1.34m
2:12AM1.31m
2:44PM1.33m
Low Tide
7:15PM0.31m
7:38AM0.27m
8:04PM0.35m
8:25AM0.31m
8:53PM0.37m
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part cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
11
15
15
12
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
10
10
Feels °C
5
5
4
5
7
10
10
7
9
8
8
7
8
7
6
2
2
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