Makorori North Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let me break this down for you.

Alright, lookin’ at the 16-day window for Makorori North, and I gotta be straight with you – it’s a bit of a slow cooker. The first few days are a write-off thanks to some nasty, fresh cross-onshore winds and a big, lumpy mess. We’ve got a gap of a couple of days here at the start where there’s nothing worth paddling out for.

The story really starts to change on Wednesday, September 9th. The wind swings light offshore from the west, cleaning that bump right up. We’re looking at a clean 5ft swell from the SE, with a moderate energy level (370). It’s a good little session for the advanced crew here at Makorori North – the swell direction is a solid match for what this break likes. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so nothing wild there.

Thursday, September 10th morning keeps that good trend going with a light offshore from the NW, dropping to a smaller 3ft SE swell (109 energy). It’s clean but small. After that, it gets a bit wonky with a mixed bag of short-period, onshore junk and some weird, long-period stuff that just doesn't stack up for a paddle.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. Sunday, September 13th is a proper standout. We get a jump in size with a 8ft S swell hitting early morning. The wind is light offshore from the WNW, and the energy is pumping at 2500 – that’s strong, powerful groundswell. This is good for experts only, as 8ft is pushing it for the average punter. The period on that swell is a very long 15 seconds, so the sets will be fat, powerful, and with good gaps. Given it’s a beach and reef set-up, that long period might make it a bit straight on the sand, but it’ll be clean as a whistle. It’s a solid call for the experienced surfer.

Into the second week, the pattern dries up again. There’s a flicker of life on Tuesday, September 15th afternoon when it goes glassy with a 3ft S swell (294 energy) – a sneaky clean window. But then the winds crank back up, and it gets messy.

Looking further out, Friday, September 18th sees another big pulse of energy, with a 10ft SSW swell (3202 energy) and a moderate offshore. That is big, powerful, and definitely for the big-wave chargers only. It looks promising but it's a long way out, so don’t hold your breath just yet. The following Saturday, September 19th gets chopped up by strong cross-onshore wind again.

The tail end of the run has a few clean, smaller days from the 20th onward, but nothing that’s going to set the world on fire.

So, bottom line: Wednesday, September 9th for a clean, fun little session, but the real prize is Sunday, September 13th for the big, clean groundswell – just be ready for the size.

Rusty.

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