Makorori Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.67° S 178.11° E

Makorori Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori Point sea temperature is
12.8°C
1.1° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori Point at 3PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (25 Aug)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
17
0.7
SSE
18
0.6
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
16
1.5
SSW
17
1.1
SSE
18
1.2
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
227
175
119
109
273
231
228
315
318
235
206
191
169
167
214
1377
781
813
992
969
870
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
0
SSW
10
ESE
10
NNE
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
25
SSW
15
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NNE
Wind State
off
glassy
on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
3:44PM1.33m
4:02AM1.26m
4:32PM1.35m
4:51AM1.28m
5:18PM1.39m
Low Tide
9:23AM0.34m
9:57PM0.37m
10:13AM0.32m
10:47PM0.35m
11:01AM0.29m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:39
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
14
15
13
13
12
11
10
12
16
18
17
15
15
15
12
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
6
12
11
10
10
8
7
6
8
14
15
14
11
11
11
8
8
8
9
8
7
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