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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 6PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Makorori Centre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 10 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 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 | |
67 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 49 | 371 | 72 | 57 | 47 | 41 | 37 | 32 | 22 | 81 | 65 | 40 | 52 | 45 | 36 | 37 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 6:34AM1.60m | 7:06PM1.70m | 7:30AM1.62m | 8:01PM1.73m | 8:26AM1.62m | 8:57PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:50PM-0.02m | 1:25AM0.02m | 1:46PM-0.04m | 2:22AM0.01m | 2:42PM-0.03m | 3:19AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | |
— | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 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 |
67 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 57 | 47 | 41 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 81 | 65 | 40 | 52 | 45 | 36 | 37 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
37 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 9 | ESE 14 | E 5 | ESE 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 |
47 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 371 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 18 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 44 | 42 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 43 |
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