Makorori Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.67° S 178.11° E

Makorori Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Makorori Point sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.7° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori Point at 9AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (27 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (27 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
2
SSW
8
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
14
1
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
17
1.6
SSE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
180
177
171
177
239
261
195
489
189
183
253
258
218
322
317
328
350
329
276
356
513
1048
1417
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
35
SSW
35
SW
25
SW
15
W
15
NW
15
NW
5
ENE
15
ESE
5
E
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
SW
20
S
20
SSE
5
ESE
5
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:53AM1.39m
7:14PM1.47m
7:40AM1.45m
8:00PM1.50m
8:27AM1.51m
8:47PM1.53m
Low Tide
1:04PM0.21m
1:32AM0.16m
1:53PM0.17m
2:18AM0.12m
2:42PM0.14m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:47
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3
2
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Temp °C
13
14
17
17
18
12
10
9
7
6
10
14
14
12
10
10
9
8
12
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
9
10
13
13
13
6
2
2
3
2
6
11
10
9
7
6
5
4
8
8
8
10
9
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