Makorori Centre surf break

Makorori Centre surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 12 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
20.1° 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 8AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (12 Jan)1ft (0.3m)17s
Evening (12 Jan)2ft (0.6m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
S
0.3
SSE
0.5
S
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)8881817151513121111131212111110101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6557541211671812102962753212541931571039790656564523534
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
W
20
S
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
35
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
E
15
SSE
20
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:36AM
1.34
1:53PM
1.36
2:25AM
1.32
2:41PM
1.32
3:14AM
1.31
3:29PM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:43AM
0.30
8:10PM
0.26
8:32AM
0.35
8:56PM
0.30
9:21AM
0.38
9:42PM
0.32
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise-5:54-------5:56-------5:56------
Sunset-----8:34-------8:34-------8:34--
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------1-----------------
Temp. °C252225212018171717171920202119191818222523221918
Feels °C (?)221923191816151516151616151717191718212523221818
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