Makorori Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.67° S 178.11° E

Makorori Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori Point sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.5° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori Point at 2AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
373
373
307
276
231
231
170
174
200
200
161
145
100
94
90
65
57
58
61
41
29
28
24
19
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
N
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:54AM1.49m
3:31PM1.56m
3:54AM1.52m
4:30PM1.62m
4:54AM1.55m
5:29PM1.67m
Low Tide
8:45PM0.19m
9:11AM0.10m
9:46PM0.16m
10:10AM0.06m
10:47PM0.11m
11:09AM0.02m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:02
5:04
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
10
10
8
8
8
9
12
14
13
11
11
12
12
12
14
15
14
Feels °C
5
5
5
6
6
7
8
8
9
5
5
5
5
8
10
10
8
8
9
9
9
11
12
12
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