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Makorori Centre surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
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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
16.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Makorori Centre today?
The current surf forecast for Makorori Centre at 7AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Makorori Centre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | NE 5 | |
49 | 42 | 40 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 81 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 45 | 36 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:06PM1.70m | 7:30AM1.62m | 8:01PM1.73m | 8:26AM1.62m | 8:57PM1.73m | 9:22AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25AM0.02m | 1:46PM-0.04m | 2:22AM0.01m | 2:42PM-0.03m | 3:19AM0.01m | 3:38PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | |
1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
49 | 42 | 40 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 32 | 31 | 20 | 81 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 45 | 36 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
34 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 7 | SE 12 |
16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNW 2 | NNE 4 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 12 | — | — | 7 | 9 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 29 | 43 | 29 | 43 | 187 | 29 |
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