Makorori Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.67° S 178.11° E

Makorori Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori Point sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.5° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori Point at 7AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (21 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (21 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
!
!
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4
4
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
11
4
S
11
4.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
14
1.9
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SE
10
1
SE
9
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.5
S
12
0.6
SE
7
1
S
5
2.2
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3604
3485
5322
1847
1603
1116
722
563
361
264
162
133
127
71
31
42
487
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
E
15
ENE
20
NE
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
SE
5
E
35
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:56AM1.26m
1:24PM1.32m
1:45AM1.24m
2:14PM1.31m
Low Tide
6:51PM0.36m
7:08AM0.35m
7:40PM0.38m
7:56AM0.36m
8:30PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
8
6
11
13
14
13
11
10
9
8
14
17
18
11
10
Feels °C
2
1
2
2
8
9
9
9
8
7
5
4
11
15
17
4
4
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