Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makorori Point today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makorori Point at 11PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Makorori Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 79mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 382 | 355 | 315 | 245 | 207 | 141 | 138 | 115 | 112 | 77 | 57 | 203 | 233 | 186 | 192 | 173 | 216 | 248 | 428 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:12PM1.63m | 5:37AM1.53m | 6:08PM1.65m | 6:34AM1.54m | 7:03PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31PM0.09m | 11:51AM0.03m | 00:29AM0.06m | 12:48PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 382 | 355 | 315 | 245 | 207 | 141 | 138 | 115 | 112 | 77 | 57 | 71 | 73 | 60 | 104 | 110 | 110 | 134 | 162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | SE 14 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 31 | 37 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NNE 8 | S 16 | ESE 13 | S 20 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 42 | 203 | 233 | 186 | 192 | 173 | 216 | 248 | 428 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 49 | 52 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 94 |
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