Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.4° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 1AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (31 Oct)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (31 Oct)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
S
18
3
SSW
8
3
SSW
9
2.5
S
9
3
S
10
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
12
2.2
S
12
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.2
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
150
187
139
156
1046
1109
1113
1600
1916
1835
1595
1549
1324
1058
952
776
604
517
354
Wind (km/h)
5
W
25
W
25
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
S
20
S
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:08PM1.57m
10:38AM1.67m
11:03PM1.55m
11:33AM1.65m
Low Tide
4:24AM0.02m
5:00PM0.06m
5:19AM0.04m
5:56PM0.08m
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:00
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7:39
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7:40
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7:42
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1
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1
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Temp °C
16
16
15
12
10
9
11
11
13
12
11
11
10
10
14
17
18
16
14
Feels °C
15
10
8
4
1
2
4
4
6
7
7
9
7
7
11
13
14
10
9
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