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Makorori Centre surf break

Makorori Centre surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 08 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
19.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Makorori Centre today?

The current surf forecast for Makorori Centre at 12PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (08 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (08 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.3
E
0.5
NE
0.6
NE
0.3
E
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)6666666666666715141313684656
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)222214141413131312766781715141372811757
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
5
WSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
NE
5
E
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
5
ESE
0
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononglassoffoffoffcross-
off		oncross-
on		crossglassoffoffoffcross-
off		crosscross-
on		glassoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:37AM
1.62
11:03PM
1.47
11:27AM
1.56
11:55PM
1.42
12:16PM
1.49
12:46AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:23AM
0.06
5:00PM
0.08
5:15AM
0.11
5:50PM
0.12
6:05AM
0.18
6:38PM
0.16
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
Sunrise-5:50-------5:52-------5:52------
Sunset-----8:35-------8:35-------8:35--
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161619191919171616172325262522211919252828282524
Feels °C (?)161618171719181615162323242423201818242628282421
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