Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makorori Point today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makorori Point at 10PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Makorori Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
156 | 166 | 126 | 105 | 78 | 78 | 75 | 50 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 80 | 137 | 186 | 767 | 874 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:34AM1.29m | 2:05PM1.32m | 2:23AM1.27m | 2:54PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27PM0.36m | 7:46AM0.33m | 8:16PM0.38m | 8:35AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 6 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
156 | 166 | 126 | 105 | 78 | 78 | 75 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 29 | 80 | 137 | 119 | 767 | 874 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | ENE 3 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 186 | 46 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SE 9 | S 17 | S 19 | S 18 | ESE 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
15 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 33 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
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