Makorori Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.67° S 178.11° E

Issued: 12 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Makorori Point sea temperature is

14.2°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Makorori Point today (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori Point at 3AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s
Evening (09 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 9								Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 6	SE 7	ESE 7	S 16	S 16	S 16	SSE 15	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	SSE 19	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	SE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	98	113	155	113	158	107	135	131	122	88	85	85	78	62	56	69	38	38	44	40	40	29	27	12
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	ESE	ENE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NE	NNE	N	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	on	cross-on	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide			5:11AM1.43m				5:35PM1.51m				6:05AM1.45m				6:27PM1.50m				6:56AM1.48m					7:16PM1.50m
Low Tide	11:00PM0.15m				11:21AM0.17m				11:54PM0.13m				12:16PM0.17m				00:45AM0.12m					1:08PM0.17m


	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—
mm	—	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	1	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	20	18	19	16
Feels °C	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	14	15	14	14	14	13	12	12	13	17	17	18	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	SE 6
kJ	96	107	107	113	107	107	107	107	83	88	85	85	78	62	56	49	38	38	44	40	40	29	27	8
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 15	S 15	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	E 6
kJ	17	17	4	32	62	100	89	85	78	73	70	69	33	58	33	28	11	18	23	20	9	9	8	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	S 18	S 18	ENE 8	S 18	SSW 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 8	SSE 17	SSE 17	ENE 7	SSE 19	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	ENE 7
kJ	20	6	6	13	57	101	135	131	122	6	5	6	58	28	10	69	26	24	25	25	25	24	22	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	—	SE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 4	—
kJ	98	113	155	—	158	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	16	37	50	50	50	37	48	37	37	37	37	37	16	0	41	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	3	4	1	3	4	4	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	5	5	7	7	7	7	9	9

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