Makorori Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.67° S 178.11° E

Issued: 11 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Makorori Point sea temperature is

14.1° C

Makorori Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Makorori Point today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori Point at 3PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Evening (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 13					Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSE 12	SSE 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 10	ESE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	100	94	70	65	57	58	52	42	29	28	31	33	15	34	46	41	40	39	21	37	39	56	35	70
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	NNE	NNW	NW	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NNE	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	glassy	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide				4:30PM1.62m				4:54AM1.55m				5:29PM1.67m				5:53AM1.57m					6:27PM1.70m
Low Tide		10:10AM0.06m				10:47PM0.11m				11:09AM0.02m				11:48PM0.07m					12:08PM-0.01m				00:47AM0.04m


	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20
	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	5:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	12	14	13	11	11	12	12	12	16	16	14	15	13	12	12	13	16	18	15	13	13	12	12
Feels °C	5	8	10	9	7	8	9	9	9	13	14	12	12	10	9	8	9	13	17	12	9	9	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 10	ESE 14
kJ	100	94	70	65	57	58	52	42	26	26	31	33	12	34	46	41	40	39	21	37	39	56	35	70
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	ENE 6	ESE 12	E 12	S 9	S 9	NE 4	NE 4	ESE 12	S 16	ESE 14	S 19	ESE 13	ESE 10
kJ	59	57	51	18	18	34	33	31	29	28	14	3	15	12	2	2	1	1	15	5	18	7	34	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 12	NE 11	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 9	SSE 9	NE 5	ESE 10	E 10	ENE 6	S 12	E 10	NE 4	S 18	S 18	S 9	S 9	S 16	S 20	S 19	S 16	S 16	S 18
kJ	—	5	5	39	36	16	7	1	10	8	3	11	8	1	6	6	2	2	5	8	7	5	5	25
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NNW 3	—	NE 3	—	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	—	NE 6	—	—	NNE 4	NW 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 2	NW 2
kJ	—	1	—	1	—	3	4	6	10	19	—	17	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Tuamotu Island	Tuamotu Island	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Tuamotu Island	Tuamotu Island	Tuamotu Island	Tuamotu Island	Tuamotu Island	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Last Chance	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Wainui Beach - Pines	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Wainui Beach - Stockroute
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Takou Bay Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shingles West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	4	4	3	3	3	1	1	5	5	6	6	6	6	4	4	4	3	1	5	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	8	6	6	6	8	4	4	4	6	4	5	5

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