Makorori Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.67° S 178.11° E

Makorori Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori Point sea temperature is
13.3° C
1.2° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori Point at 12PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (21 Jul)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSE
17
1.7
SSE
17
1.6
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1929
1597
1310
1055
856
706
553
421
342
326
257
196
187
167
181
189
142
136
85
83
55
52
24
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
0
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:25AM1.44m
11:45PM1.47m
12:16PM1.40m
00:34AM1.40m
1:06PM1.37m
Low Tide
5:16AM0.11m
5:35PM0.19m
6:04AM0.16m
6:26PM0.25m
6:51AM0.22m
7:15PM0.31m
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:09
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
10
11
10
9
9
8
7
8
10
11
10
10
8
8
7
8
12
14
12
9
Feels °C
6
6
7
8
9
8
6
6
5
4
5
8
9
9
8
5
5
4
5
9
10
8
5
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