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Makorori Point

Lat Long: 38.67° S 178.11° E

Makorori Point Surf Photo: 'The view from the hill' by Rob Davies

Issued: 5 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Makorori Point sea temperature is

13.5° C

0.7°

Makorori Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSE	SSW	E	S
	12 s	on	5 s	12 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 February at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Makorori Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ESE		E	ESE
	12 s	on		12 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 February at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Makorori Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ENE	E	E	ESE
	12 s	cross	3 s	12 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 February at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Makorori Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	N	NNE	E	E
	12 s	cross- off	3 s	12 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 February at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Makorori Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NW	N	E	ESE
	11 s	off	3 s	11 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 February at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Makorori Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NW	NNW	E	SSW
	11 s	off	3 s	11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 February at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Makorori Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NW		E	SSW
	11 s	off		11 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 February at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Makorori Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WNW	WNW	E	SSW
	11 s	cross- off	3 s	11 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 February at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Makorori Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WSW	SW	E	S
	11 s	cross- off	7 s	11 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 February at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Makorori Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSE		E	SSW
	11 s	cross- on		11 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 February at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Makorori Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SE	SSE	ESE	SSW
	11 s	on	2 s	11 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 February at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Makorori Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ESE	SSE	ESE	NE
	11 s	cross- on	3 s	11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 February at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Makorori Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SE		E	S
	11 s	glass		11 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 February at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Makorori Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	W		E	S
	11 s	glass		11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 February at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Makorori Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	NNW		E	S
	11 s	cross- off		11 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 February at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Makorori Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	WNW		E	S
	11 s	off		11 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 February at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Makorori Point around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	SSW		ESE	S
	11 s	cross- on		11 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 February at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Makorori Point around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 59 minutes before low water (falling spring tide). Tide height was 1.2m (3.9 ft). Range 1.87m (6.1 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Makorori Point Surf Photo: 'The view from the hill' by Rob Davies

From the car park on the hill, you get a great overview of the various Makorori options. The point looking inviting in just 1m or so of small summer swell.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2475 photos)

Photo taken at: 12:26 pm 13 Feb 2013