Makorori Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.67° S 178.11° E

Makorori Point WaveFinder

Issued: 12 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Makorori Point sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.5° 

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


Makorori Point surf forecast from 6 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 10 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 7 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period, E swell with 484 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 7 Oct, 10AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Makorori Point this week:

The surf forecast for Makorori Point over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 07) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Makorori Point in the next 16 days are 1.6m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 07) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Oct 14) at 1AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)10AM (Wed 7th Oct)2.5ft (0.7m) 7s
Best Surf10PM (Sat 10th Oct)3ft (0.9m) 7s
Most Powerful10PM (Wed 7th Oct)5ft (1.6m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Makorori Point over the next 16 days.


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