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Makorori Centre surf break

Makorori Centre surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 15 Jan 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
20.3° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Makorori Centre today?

The current surf forecast for Makorori Centre at 10PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)--
Afternoon (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.9
NE
0.4
SSE
1.1
NE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.9
SSW
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
SSE
1.2
S
0.9
SSE
1.5
S
1.4
S
0.8
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)55566131461361313556666688666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33404143496661645996565551474946106601652538297107191
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
N
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:50AM
1.33
5:06PM
1.28
5:38AM
1.35
5:54PM
1.30
6:24AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:30PM
0.33
11:00AM
0.38
11:18PM
0.32
11:50AM
0.37
12:06AM
0.30
12:39PM
0.34
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-----6:00-------6:01-------6:01--
Sunset-8:32-------8:32-------8:32------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
11--2228------11--------
Temp. °C242221191918191923241918181718171717161616161717
Feels °C (?)242321192018191922231817171616141313121312121312
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