Makorori Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.67° S 178.11° E

Makorori Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori Point sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.7° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori Point at 8PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
S
16
0.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
25
39
26
15
96
115
74
57
32
62
58
54
95
56
28
26
20
23
20
44
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
N
25
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:59AM1.52m
00:23AM1.46m
12:56PM1.52m
1:22AM1.45m
1:57PM1.53m
Low Tide
6:17PM0.18m
6:41AM0.14m
7:15PM0.19m
7:38AM0.14m
8:15PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:50
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
12
17
16
14
15
14
15
16
17
18
14
12
11
Feels °C
9
11
10
9
8
6
5
4
8
14
11
10
11
11
13
13
13
16
12
8
7
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