Makorori North Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.65° S 178.13° E

Makorori North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.3° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 10PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)--
Afternoon (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (19 Oct)5ft (1.5m)14s

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 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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)
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.2
S
12
1.4
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1002
1002
881
906
1045
1045
1016
856
1092
1060
1087
413
959
736
687
569
380
314
292
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:18AM1.24m
1:44PM1.32m
2:07AM1.22m
2:32PM1.31m
Low Tide
7:30AM0.35m
8:05PM0.36m
8:17AM0.36m
8:53PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:13
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7:29
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Temp °C
13
12
12
12
11
10
13
14
14
13
11
11
10
10
14
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
10
9
10
9
9
8
10
11
11
12
10
9
8
8
13
13
13
13
13
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