Makorori Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.67° S 178.11° E

Makorori Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 19s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 19s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori Point at 1PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (20 Jul)5ft (1.5m)19s
Evening (20 Jul)6ft (1.8m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
16
1
SSE
15
1
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
15
1.5
SSE
19
1.7
SSE
19
1.8
SSE
19
1.9
SSE
18
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
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
540
507
487
604
1548
2111
2300
2503
1929
1597
1310
1055
856
706
553
421
342
326
253
217
169
169
175
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
S
5
ESE
0
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
10:33AM1.49m
10:55PM1.54m
11:25AM1.44m
11:45PM1.47m
12:16PM1.40m
Low Tide
4:26AM0.06m
4:44PM0.12m
5:16AM0.11m
5:35PM0.19m
6:04AM0.16m
6:26PM0.25m
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rain showers
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
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clear
part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:09
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
11
12
11
11
11
10
10
9
8
10
11
10
9
8
7
7
7
10
11
10
9
Feels °C
7
7
7
7
6
7
7
6
7
5
5
8
9
8
6
5
4
4
4
8
9
9
6
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