Makorori Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.67° S 178.11° E

Makorori Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori Point sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.1° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori Point at 4AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Mon afternoon).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
4
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
3
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
17
1.6
SSE
17
1.7
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
16
1.6
SSE
15
1.6
SSE
15
1.7
SSE
15
1.5
SSE
15
1.4
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
474
737
232
242
248
201
197
243
339
361
454
367
427
679
1252
1479
1503
1429
1393
1198
1167
1258
1065
892
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
15
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NE
10
E
5
SE
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
SW
20
S
15
SE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:40AM1.45m
8:00PM1.50m
8:27AM1.51m
8:47PM1.53m
9:15AM1.56m
9:36PM1.54m
Low Tide
1:32AM0.16m
1:53PM0.17m
2:18AM0.12m
2:42PM0.14m
3:06AM0.09m
3:32PM0.11m
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
9
8
6
10
13
15
13
10
10
10
10
13
14
13
12
12
11
10
10
13
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
3
4
2
6
9
11
11
7
5
5
5
8
9
9
10
10
8
7
7
11
10
10
9
9
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