
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makorori Point today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makorori Point at 11PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Makorori Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1359 | 1180 | 1134 | 1134 | 958 | 943 | 853 | 800 | 749 | 737 | 644 | 603 | 530 | 505 | 422 | 343 | 314 | 314 | 263 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:06PM1.37m | 5:23AM1.30m | 5:52PM1.39m | 6:09AM1.31m | 6:37PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:21PM0.35m | 11:34AM0.28m | 00:09AM0.32m | 12:21PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
1359 | 1180 | 1134 | 1134 | 958 | 943 | 853 | 800 | 749 | 737 | 644 | 603 | 530 | 505 | 422 | 343 | 314 | 314 | 263 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 60 | 97 | 87 | 75 | 42 | 41 | 41 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 18 | NE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
266 | 219 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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