Makorori Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.67° S 178.11° E

Makorori Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori Point sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.8° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori Point at 11AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
1
E
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
14
2.3
SSW
8
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3
S
11
3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
530
437
422
343
314
263
263
251
205
205
164
164
126
126
123
95
63
63
722
1861
2060
2062
2467
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
25
N
20
N
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:09AM1.31m
6:37PM1.42m
6:54AM1.32m
7:20PM1.44m
7:38AM1.33m
8:02PM1.45m
Low Tide
00:09AM0.32m
12:21PM0.26m
00:55AM0.29m
1:06PM0.24m
1:40AM0.27m
1:50PM0.23m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:17
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
10
15
15
12
11
13
14
13
13
15
15
13
11
10
10
8
7
8
9
8
8
Feels °C
5
6
6
10
10
7
7
8
9
9
8
10
10
7
5
5
4
2
1
0
0
-1
0
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