Makorori Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.67° S 178.11° E

Makorori Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori Point sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.8° 

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


How big are the waves at Makorori Point today (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori Point at 11AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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)
3
3
3
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
640
604
514
553
480
352
336
273
265
269
294
307
125
94
220
204
123
115
146
146
93
121
123
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NE
15
E
5
SSE
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
ESE
10
E
10
N
15
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
SSW
20
S
30
SSE
35
S
30
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:04AM1.59m
10:26PM1.54m
10:55AM1.59m
11:18PM1.52m
11:48AM1.59m
Low Tide
3:54AM0.07m
4:23PM0.11m
4:44AM0.07m
5:15PM0.11m
5:36AM0.09m
6:09PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:41
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:41
—
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
—
7:10
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:12
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:13
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
8
3
Temp °C
11
11
14
18
18
16
14
13
13
11
14
17
17
18
16
14
11
10
13
14
11
10
10
Feels °C
8
8
11
16
15
14
12
10
10
8
11
15
15
15
13
11
8
8
10
10
6
3
4
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Makorori Point surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest