Makorori Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.67° S 178.11° E

Makorori Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori Point sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Makorori Point today (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori Point at 8AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (04 Aug)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (04 Aug)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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2
2
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
15
2.5
S
9
3
S
11
4
S
11
4
S
12
4.5
S
11
5
S
11
5
S
12
5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
2.3
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
283
451
491
1009
2260
3871
4737
4970
6026
7552
6791
5910
4829
4012
3413
2807
2998
2773
2184
1288
1016
604
561
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:49AM1.38m
10:08PM1.46m
10:35AM1.40m
10:54PM1.46m
11:24AM1.43m
Low Tide
3:48AM0.20m
4:02PM0.22m
4:31AM0.18m
4:49PM0.22m
5:17AM0.17m
5:38PM0.22m
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
8
7
7
7
6
5
5
7
8
8
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
9
10
9
8
Feels °C
5
5
0
0
-2
-2
-4
-5
-5
-4
-2
-1
-1
0
1
1
1
0
1
3
4
4
4
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