Makorori North Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ at Makorori North.

Alright, to be straight with ya, the next week and a half is gonna test your patience. There’s a long stretch of pretty average, messy, or just plain blown-out conditions coming up. The first real chance of anything decent is a good way off. We’ve got a lot of days with light rain and strong onshore winds, and that combo ain't doing anyone any favours.

Monday the 10th is a write-off. A tiny 3-foot swell from the SSE with a weak energy reading (202) and a cross-off wind that’s not quite right. Tuesday the 11th sees the swell bump up to 5-foot but it’s a short-period, junky windswell (8 seconds) and the wind is all wrong, making it choppy. That pattern holds for most of the week – a bit of swell, but the wind is always either onshore or cross-on, and the rain just makes it feel worse.

By Thursday the 13th, we get a glimmer. A 4-foot SSE swell, period around 9 seconds, with a clean offshore wind from the N in the morning. That’s the first real “surfable” moment, but it’s tiny. Then the weekend gets smoked by a strong E/ENE wind, pushing the swell up to 7-foot but turning it into a lumpy, rain-soaked mess. The following Monday and Tuesday, the 17th and 18th, the swell just keeps climbing – 10-foot to 12-foot – but with heavy cross-onshore winds from the SSW, it’s just a washing machine. That much energy (over 1500 and up to 3343) is a total write-off for a paddle board.

Now, the standouts. The real light at the end of the tunnel is Thursday the 20th of August. That morning is the one to circle. We’ve got a solid 7-foot groundswell from the S, with a long, powerful period of 16 seconds – that’s proper energy (2316). The wind is a light, clean cross-off from the W, so the face should be glassy. This is advanced territory with that size and power, but for the experienced crew, that’s the session of the forecast. It’s a point/reef setup, so that long-period S swell should wrap in nicely.

Then, Friday the 21st of August morning is another beauty, if a touch smaller. A 7-foot S swell, 12-second period, with a whisper-light cross-off from the WNW. That’s gonna be clean, powerful, and much more manageable for the strong intermediates. The water temp is sitting at 56°, which is about normal for this time of year, so don’t forget the rubber.

So, look. It’s a long, frustrating wait, but the end of the forecast window has two proper, clean, powerful days. Get your gear ready for the 20th and 21st. That’s the payoff.

- Rusty

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