Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makorori Point today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makorori Point at 8PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Makorori Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 7 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 211 | 157 | 111 | 166 | 180 | 180 | 174 | 322 | 346 | 312 | 222 | 163 | 144 | 92 | 87 | 352 | 417 | 1134 | 2910 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:21PM1.34m | 11:48AM1.37m | 00:08AM1.30m | 12:35PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:35AM0.29m | 6:04PM0.33m | 6:21AM0.32m | 6:51PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 211 | 157 | 103 | 166 | 180 | 180 | 174 | 111 | 346 | 312 | 222 | 163 | 144 | 69 | 68 | 59 | 54 | 528 | 1344 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 15 | SSE 18 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 11 | 111 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 75 | 322 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 81 | 92 | 87 | 52 | 21 | 20 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | E 10 | S 16 | — |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 15 | 52 | 50 | 79 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 60 | 8 | 21 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | S 7 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 56 | 47 | — | 10 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 352 | 417 | 1134 | 2910 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 118 | 97 |
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