Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Issued: 5 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is

14.4° C

Makorori North surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Makorori North today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 12AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	17s
Evening (16 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15			Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	2	2	3	3	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 17	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	66	37	40	66	99	188	249	407	615	975	1124	1286	1486	1715	1845	1799	1730	1526	1506	1486	1343	1124	1094	1079
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NNE	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	SSW	WSW	WNW	NW	E	NE	NE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide			6:27PM1.70m				6:51AM1.58m				7:23PM1.72m				7:48AM1.58m				8:18PM1.70m				8:44AM1.56m
Low Tide					00:47AM0.04m				1:06PM-0.02m				1:45AM0.01m				2:03PM-0.02m				2:41AM0.01m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—
	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	14	13	12	12	12	13	16	17	15	13	12	10	10	10	12	12	11	11	10	10	9	10	12
Feels °C	14	11	11	9	9	8	9	13	14	12	10	9	7	8	8	10	10	9	9	8	8	6	7	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 17	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14
kJ	66	37	40	66	99	188	249	407	615	975	1124	1286	1486	1715	1845	1799	1730	1526	1506	1486	1343	1124	1094	1079
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	SSW 6	S 6	S 5	S 5	S 10	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 11	S 11
kJ	1	18	36	19	19	24	6	24	24	23	21	20	33	40	20	13	148	442	599	389	319	296	279	279
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	NE 5	S 19	S 19	S 16	NE 10	S 15	NE 10	NE 10	NNE 10	—	SW 10	S 16	S 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 16	S 15	S 15	—	SSW 20	S 20
kJ	5	1	29	29	5	4	4	4	4	9	—	4	20	19	23	22	201	109	481	161	155	—	38	30
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NNE 5	—	—	NNW 4	NW 4	SW 8	—	—	WSW 16	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	2	—	—	2	1	2	—	—	107	21	69	67	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Wainui Beach - Pines	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Mahia Spit	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Tuamotu Island	Tuamotu Island	Tuamotu Island	Tuamotu Island	Tuamotu Island	Tuamotu Island	Last Chance	Pouawa Beach
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Seconds (White Rock) Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	1	5	4	4	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	8	4	5	8	4	4	7
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	5	6	8	5	5	7

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