Makorori Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.67° S 178.11° E

Makorori Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori Point sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.8° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori Point at 7PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (10 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (10 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
19
0.5
S
19
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.5
S
17
0.8
SSE
16
1
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
56
44
44
37
48
43
38
72
176
169
162
103
102
102
101
96
140
363
554
744
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
ESE
15
NNE
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
5
SE
10
NNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
High Tide
4:54PM1.57m
5:22AM1.48m
5:49PM1.58m
6:16AM1.51m
6:41PM1.58m
Low Tide
10:36AM0.11m
11:14PM0.11m
11:34AM0.10m
00:09AM0.08m
12:29PM0.09m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
16
16
14
12
11
10
10
11
12
12
12
11
9
9
9
12
12
12
11
9
Feels °C
9
12
12
10
9
9
7
7
7
10
10
9
9
5
6
5
7
8
8
9
6
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