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Makorori North surf break

Makorori North surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Makorori North surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Makorori North 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 North today?

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 6AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

Table - waves today at Makorori North. (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
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.8
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)1513121111101212111110101010101099999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21222554746739627042533023518417413012512392898585836159574241
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NNE
15
WSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
0
WNW
5
N
10
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
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
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------1--
Temp. °C171717181920201919191919222526231818171721212424
Feels °C (?)161616161616151417191919222424231618181721202223
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