Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makorori Point today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Makorori Point at 8AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Makorori Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 230 | 993 | 1412 | 2122 | 4596 | 4378 | 4223 | 4292 | 3829 | 3730 | 3434 | 3227 | 2626 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:58AM1.48m | 10:18PM1.40m | 10:42AM1.45m | 11:02PM1.36m | 11:26AM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48AM0.19m | 4:16PM0.23m | 4:31AM0.22m | 5:01PM0.26m | 5:15AM0.26m | 5:45PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | ENE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | 2069 | 2053 | 1935 | 2010 | 1862 | 1756 | 1745 | 1609 | 1338 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 4 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | NE 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 172 | 6 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 9 | NE 7 | S 12 | S 14 | SW 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 230 | 993 | 1412 | 2122 | 4596 | 4378 | 4223 | 4292 | 3829 | 3730 | 3434 | 3227 | 2626 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 45 | 30 | 52 | 3 | 52 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 62 | 62 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 101 | 97 | 115 | 117 | 117 | 301 | 338 | 62 | 62 |
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