Makorori North Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. We’ve got a pretty mixed bag on the way for Makorori North over the next couple of weeks, but there are a couple of windows where it’ll be worth paddling out.

The week kicks off with a bit of energy on Thursday the 3rd. Thursday afternoon sees a solid 5ft south swell with a 13-second period, giving moderate wave energy (665). The wind is a light northwesterly cross-off, so the lines should be clean and good. That’s the pick of the early days – nice and surfable.

Friday the 4th drops off quickly, with a smaller 3ft south swell in the morning dropping to 2ft by the afternoon. The wind is offshore but getting stronger, making for ordinary conditions. Saturday and Sunday are even smaller, mostly under 3ft, with cross-off breezes and poor surf. That pattern hangs around through Monday and Tuesday – a real flat spell.

Wednesday the 9th brings a bump in swell to 4ft, but it’s a short-period south swell (7 seconds) with moderate energy (185) and a cross-onshore wind, so it’s choppy and messy. Not worth your time.

Thursday the 10th is small again, with a 3ft south swell, moderate energy (161), and cross-off wind – still pretty ordinary.

Now, here’s where things get interesting but also a bit wild. Saturday the 12th sees a 3ft south-southwest swell with a 14-second period and moderate energy (416), but a strong 25 mph cross-onshore wind makes it a write-off. Sunday the 13th is a mess – small swell early, then a 13ft south swell hits Sunday afternoon with massive energy (4077) but a near-gale cross-onshore wind. That’s blown out completely. Monday the 14th has enormous 20ft to 21ft south swell with huge energy (over 29,000) but strong cross-onshore winds – way too big and dangerous for this break, and really only for experts or kite surfers.

Tuesday the 15th still has a big 10ft south swell in the morning, dropping to 8ft by afternoon, but the wind stays cross-onshore and lumpy.

The best standouts come on Wednesday the 16th and Friday the 18th. Wednesday morning has a clean 6ft south-southeast swell with 11-second period and moderate energy (810), and a light north-northwesterly offshore wind. That’s clean, solid, and very good – the pick of the whole forecast. Friday afternoon the 18th also looks good: 5ft south swell with a 7-second period, moderate energy (365), and a gentle north-northwesterly offshore. Clean and surfable.

Water temperature sits around 56°F, which is about average for this time of year at Makorori North.

Overall, the early week is flat and ordinary, with a huge stormy pulse mid-period that’s too big and windy. The two best sessions are Wednesday the 16th morning and Friday the 18th afternoon. Keep an eye on the long-range – it’s looking promising but things can change.

Rusty.

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