Makorori Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.67° S 178.11° E

Makorori Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori Point sea temperature is
12.9°C
1.0° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori Point at 6AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
19
0.6
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
17
1.2
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
60
82
59
57
56
28
27
41
28
65
68
227
216
637
569
585
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
S
10
S
5
N
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
30
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:47PM1.45m
7:09AM1.38m
7:31PM1.47m
7:54AM1.42m
8:14PM1.49m
Low Tide
1:07AM0.22m
1:21PM0.20m
1:51AM0.18m
2:07PM0.18m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
2
5
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
13
14
16
14
13
13
13
13
14
17
18
15
13
Feels °C
11
10
11
11
12
12
13
12
8
8
7
8
9
11
13
9
7
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