Makorori North Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a long-range look at the one spot we’ve got to work with.

Straight up, it’s a bit of a mixed bag at Makorori North over the next couple of weeks. We’re kicking off with a bit of swell on Monday the 20th, around 6ft from the south, but the wind is a cross-on breeze and the energy is decent (1509). The water is sitting at 56°F, which is a bit colder than we’d expect for this time of year. Honestly, it’s not looking like the best session, a bit choppy and messy.

Tuesday the 21st sees the swell holding at a similar size, 7ft in the morning from the south, with a very long period of 16 seconds – that’s proper groundswell. The energy is pumping (2111). The wind goes cross-shore in the morning, which is okay, and in the afternoon it swings onshore light. Still, the forecast is calling it marginal, so it’s not a clear standout.

Wednesday the 22nd is where things get interesting. The swell drops a bit to 4ft from the south, but the period is still a nice 12 seconds. The wind swings to a cross-offshore in the morning and goes glassy in the afternoon. That’s clean surf with a combined energy of 471, which is moderate. It’s not a huge day, but the conditions will be good.

After that, the surf really drops off from Thursday the 23rd through to Saturday the 25th, with very small waves and average conditions. There’s a bit of a lull in quality for several days there.

Then we get a pulse of solid swell on Sunday the 26th, with 6ft from the SSW, but the period drops to 8 seconds – short period wind swell. The energy is moderate (715) but the wind is a fresh cross-offshore, so it’ll be clean.

Now, the real standout is Monday the 27th of July. We’re looking at a massive 21ft swell from the south, with a long 14-second period. The combined wave energy is monstrous at 17210. That is a huge, powerful groundswell. However, for this break, it’s just too big. It’s one for the experts only, and even then, it might be pushing it. The wind is a fresh cross-shore, which will keep things clean, but the size will be intimidating.

The following Tuesday the 28th is a much more manageable 7ft from the southeast, with a long 14-second period (2372 energy). With a light cross-offshore wind, that’s excellent, clean surf for experienced surfers. That early session is a solid pick.

Wednesday the 29th is also looking good, with 5ft from the southeast, 13-second period (1145 energy), and a light cross-offshore wind. Expect very good conditions.

After that, we drop back into smaller, cleaner waves from the 30th through to the 2nd of August. The 2nd of August morning is another standout with 6ft from the south, a long 15-second period (1638 energy), and a light cross-offshore wind. That’s another excellent call for experienced surfers, very clean.

The outlook then fades out into smaller, less consistent energy with variable winds through the 3rd and 4th of August.

Overall, the best windows are the Wednesday morning the 22nd for the clean, glassy conditions, and the Tuesday morning the 28th and Sunday morning the 2nd of August for the combination of size, period, and clean offshore wind. The 27th is a big-wave day that will likely be too much for most.

Stay stoked.

Rusty

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