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Makorori Centre surf break

Makorori Centre surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 13 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
20.7° C
 (Which is 1.7°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 5AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.6
NE
0.7
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.8
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.9
NE
Period(s) (?)151312111113121211610101010101095999995
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1671783283072913212741931351789557656463603433333332323249
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
0
WNW
5
N
10
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:25AM
1.32
2:41PM
1.32
3:14AM
1.31
3:29PM
1.29
4:02AM
1.31
4:18PM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:10PM
0.26
8:32AM
0.35
8:56PM
0.30
9:21AM
0.38
9:42PM
0.32
10:11AM
0.39
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise---5:56-------5:56-------5:58----
Sunset-------8:34-------8:34-------8:32
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------1--
Temp. °C171717181920201919191819222526231818171721212524
Feels °C (?)161616161616151517191819222524231618181721202423
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