Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 9AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
11
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.7
SE
16
2.2
SSW
7
2.4
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
2.1
S
8
1.3
ESE
14
2.3
S
8
2.3
S
8
1.3
ESE
13
2.2
S
8
1.4
ESE
13
1.5
ESE
13
3
S
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
160
213
213
199
250
219
254
484
637
639
617
675
755
733
606
655
690
817
1367
1927
2058
1933
2130
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:12AM1.31m
2:44PM1.33m
3:01AM1.29m
3:32PM1.34m
3:49AM1.28m
4:20PM1.35m
Low Tide
8:25AM0.31m
8:53PM0.37m
9:12AM0.32m
9:42PM0.38m
9:59AM0.32m
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7:15
7:15
7:13
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5:12
5:13
5:13
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
9
8
9
10
10
9
8
7
6
5
8
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
10
8
9
8
5
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
-1
-2
0
1
1
1
2
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