Makorori Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.67° S 178.11° E

Makorori Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori Point sea temperature is
14.5°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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori Point at 9AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (20 Oct)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1
SSE
15
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
15
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
610
706
687
602
671
554
575
627
568
428
394
347
237
222
171
157
105
344
373
331
261
187
153
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
0
SE
10
E
15
E
5
NE
5
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
NE
10
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
High Tide
1:18AM1.24m
1:44PM1.32m
2:07AM1.22m
2:32PM1.31m
2:58AM1.23m
3:21PM1.32m
Low Tide
7:30AM0.35m
8:05PM0.36m
8:17AM0.36m
8:53PM0.35m
9:06AM0.35m
9:42PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:15
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7:30
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Temp °C
10
10
13
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
14
16
15
14
13
13
12
12
16
18
19
18
16
Feels °C
8
8
10
11
11
12
11
9
9
10
14
14
13
13
12
12
10
10
15
15
16
18
14
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