Makorori Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.67° S 178.11° E

Makorori Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Makorori Point sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.8° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori Point at 4PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (08 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Thu night).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
!
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.5
S
10
3.5
SSE
10
3
S
10
2.2
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
3
SSE
10
2.2
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
473
490
490
433
433
416
402
349
440
2445
1820
981
1602
2500
2090
2490
2287
1249
2595
2496
1316
1259
1827
951
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
S
35
S
40
S
40
SSE
45
S
50
S
50
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:47AM1.35m
00:06AM1.43m
12:38PM1.39m
00:59AM1.44m
1:34PM1.44m
1:55AM1.46m
Low Tide
5:58PM0.26m
6:29AM0.19m
6:50PM0.25m
7:20AM0.16m
7:46PM0.22m
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part cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
1
1
2
2
4
2
2
5
7
9
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
Feels °C
7
9
9
9
10
6
8
8
9
7
6
6
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
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