Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makorori Point today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Makorori Point at 2AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Makorori Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the NE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1373 | 1768 | 2622 | 2981 | 3352 | 2968 | 2513 | 3662 | 2966 | 1864 | 1136 | 2441 | 549 | 1449 | 488 | 542 | 460 | 499 | 190 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:24PM1.49m | 10:52AM1.45m | 11:11PM1.43m | 11:39AM1.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42AM0.14m | 5:05PM0.21m | 5:28AM0.20m | 5:52PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 0 | -2 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | ESE 15 | — | SE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 32 | 202 | 147 | — | 22 | — | 373 | 2171 | 1261 | 729 | 699 | 606 | 497 | 412 | 460 | 460 | 390 | 221 | 190 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | SE 16 | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 65 | 355 | 486 | 1136 | 811 | 549 | 431 | 243 | 141 | 99 | 199 | 158 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 424 | 744 | 73 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 28 | 57 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | — | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 1373 | 1768 | 2622 | 2981 | 3352 | 2968 | 2513 | 3662 | 2966 | 1864 | 1122 | 2441 | — | 1449 | 488 | 542 | 460 | 499 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 338 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 300 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 62 | 47 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 37 | 47 | 48 | 16 | 0 |
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