Makorori Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.67° S 178.11° E

Issued: 6 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Makorori Point sea temperature is

15.8°C

Makorori Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Makorori Point today (30 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori Point at 1PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	7s
Afternoon (30 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s
Evening (30 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	13s

Table - waves today at Makorori Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Friday 30							Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	!	!	!	0	0	2	3	3	3	3	1	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	S 7	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 10	S 11	S 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	276	249	249	125	118	108	102	135	1406	1361	1632	2017	2078	1041	964	904	761	680	500	436	384	299	247
Wind (km/h)	WNW	W	WSW	S	SE	WNW	W	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	SW	WSW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide			9:44AM1.67m					10:08PM1.57m				10:38AM1.67m				11:03PM1.55m				11:33AM1.65m
Low Tide	3:31AM0.02m					4:05PM0.05m				4:24AM0.02m				5:00PM0.06m				5:19AM0.04m				5:56PM0.08m


	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:42	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	15	17	17	15	15	12	9	9	11	12	13	12	11	11	10	9	15	18	19	16	13
Feels °C	7	5	9	13	15	9	8	4	1	2	3	4	6	6	7	8	7	6	12	14	13	10	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	SSE 8	S 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 14	S 6	SSE 17	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12
kJ	45	94	90	69	49	108	28	101	662	666	867	1064	1121	1041	964	904	761	680	500	436	384	299	247
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	S 7	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 17	SSE 16	—	—	—	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	SE 14	SSE 14	ENE 4	ENE 5
kJ	84	84	127	125	118	33	102	56	159	198	—	—	—	7	7	7	7	7	6	7	18	2	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 16	E 16	E 16	—	E 14	S 18	SSE 18	E 14	—	—	—	—	—	E 13	E 12	—	—	E 12	NE 13	NE 8	NE 12	NE 12	SSE 13
kJ	5	5	5	—	4	6	61	4	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	—	—	3	7	2	6	6	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	—	—	—	SSW 6	S 7	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 10	S 11	S 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 4	—	NW 2
kJ	276	249	249	—	—	—	62	135	1406	1361	1632	2017	2078	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	10	—	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	The Glen Nelson - Tasman Bay	Hawai River East Cape	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Aurora Point Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Loisell's East Cape	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2
Distance (km)	0	16	16	37	0	16	16	491	97	37	117	121	120	49	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	30	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Waipaoa River	Waipaoa River	Table Cape Reefs	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Waipaoa River	Waipaoa River							Aurora Point	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Tuamotu Island	Diners Beach	Tuamotu Island	Tuamotu Island	Wainui Beach - Whales	Point Annihilation	Rolling Stones	Wainui Beach - Pines
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	2							4	3	3	4	3	3	2	3	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato
Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	3	1	1	2	6	5	7	6	5	5	6	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	8	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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