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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
16.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Makorori Centre today?
The current surf forecast for Makorori Centre at 5AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Makorori Centre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 10 | |
776 | 652 | 632 | 636 | 543 | 111 | 195 | 181 | 492 | 416 | 87 | 402 | 54 | 49 | 49 | 42 | 109 | 371 | 57 | 55 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross | |
High Tide | 5:38AM1.57m | 6:11PM1.65m | 6:34AM1.60m | 7:06PM1.70m | 7:30AM1.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30PM0.11m | 11:54AM0.02m | 00:28AM0.06m | 12:50PM-0.02m | 1:25AM0.02m | 1:46PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
57 | 66 | 56 | 65 | 65 | 111 | 92 | 95 | 80 | 80 | 62 | 53 | 53 | 49 | 49 | 42 | 42 | 54 | 57 | 55 | 40 | 32 | 32 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
164 | 161 | 156 | 119 | 117 | 31 | 105 | 65 | 64 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 23 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 99 | 87 | 49 | 47 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
776 | 652 | 632 | 636 | 543 | 80 | 195 | 181 | 492 | 416 | — | 402 | — | — | — | — | 109 | 371 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 46 | 50 | 61 | 61 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 61 | 17 | 17 | 46 | 46 | 50 | 42 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 50 | 1 |
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