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Makorori Centre surf break

Makorori Centre surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 19 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Makorori Centre surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Makorori Centre sea temperature is
19.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Makorori Centre today?

The current surf forecast for Makorori Centre at 5PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (19 Mar)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (19 Mar)8ft (2.5m)11s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
1
!
1
1
3
4
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.2
ESE
1.6
E
2.2
E
2.5
E
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
4
SE
3
ESE
2.5
SE
3
S
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
Period(s) (?)77910111111111110109999999999101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1671313771035172422682273210837021637124912281047921913808281281359318390415380296
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
20
S
25
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:12PM
1.43
7:35AM
1.52
8:02PM
1.49
8:24AM
1.56
8:51PM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:06PM
0.17
1:24AM
0.16
1:55PM
0.11
2:15AM
0.12
2:43PM
0.07
3:07AM
0.08
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise--------7:09-------7:09-------
Sunset---7:22-------7:20-------7:19----
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
12223222111-------------
Temp. °C181818171717171717171817171715131618171615151414
Feels °C (?)141514121212121212121313131312101414131413141314
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