
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makorori Point today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makorori Point at 9AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Makorori Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 20 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
266 | 211 | 206 | 182 | 151 | 136 | 113 | 110 | 79 | 79 | 56 | 57 | 44 | 44 | 37 | 48 | 42 | 75 | 189 | 186 | 127 | 107 | 104 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | off |
High Tide | 3:24AM1.45m | 3:57PM1.56m | 4:24AM1.46m | 4:54PM1.57m | 5:22AM1.48m | 5:49PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37AM0.12m | 10:16PM0.14m | 10:36AM0.11m | 11:14PM0.11m | 11:34AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 19 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 |
266 | 211 | 206 | 182 | 151 | 136 | 113 | 110 | 79 | 79 | 56 | 57 | 44 | 44 | 37 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 72 | 170 | 127 | 83 | 52 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | S 9 | S 9 | E 15 | S 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 8 |
4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 48 | 42 | 37 | 37 | 117 | 112 | 107 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | E 15 | E 15 | S 21 | E 15 | E 16 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | S 8 | E 14 | E 14 | S 17 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 20 | SSE 20 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 18 |
5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 75 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 104 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 2 | N 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 189 | 186 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 49 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
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