Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
13.3°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 (14 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 11PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)--
Afternoon (14 Sep)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (14 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
9
1
S
9
1
SSE
9
0.8
S
9
0.6
SE
12
1
SSE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1025
843
711
614
586
459
442
416
339
284
282
225
169
177
101
95
154
118
134
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:18PM1.54m
8:45AM1.51m
9:05PM1.49m
9:31AM1.49m
Low Tide
2:36AM0.10m
2:59PM0.15m
3:22AM0.14m
3:46PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
9
9
11
13
14
13
12
10
10
10
13
15
16
15
12
Feels °C
9
10
10
8
7
7
9
9
10
9
10
6
6
7
10
13
14
13
8
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