
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makorori Point today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makorori Point at 3PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Makorori Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 6 | SSE 14 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | 47 | 42 | 41 | 239 | 87 | 60 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 126 | 55 | 61 | 55 | 52 | 65 | 44 | 48 | 52 | 57 | 56 | 61 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 78 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:18AM1.47m | 7:36PM1.41m | 8:02AM1.48m | 8:20PM1.40m | 8:45AM1.48m | 9:04PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04AM0.19m | 1:33PM0.24m | 1:49AM0.19m | 2:18PM0.24m | 2:33AM0.21m | 3:03PM0.24m | 3:16AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | 7:55 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 16 | ENE 6 | SSE 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
3 | 47 | 14 | 41 | 64 | 87 | 60 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 51 | 55 | 61 | 55 | 52 | 65 | 44 | 48 | 52 | 57 | 56 | 61 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 78 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 4 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
6 | 7 | 42 | 1 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | E 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | S 15 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 15 |
50 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 43 | 17 | 37 | 42 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 | — | NW 3 | — |
— | 22 | 40 | 15 | 239 | 265 | 167 | 102 | 102 | 106 | 126 | 178 | 140 | 108 | 97 | 168 | — | — | — | 125 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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