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Makorori North surf break

Makorori North surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 12 Feb 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
20.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Makorori North today?

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 8PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (12 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (12 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
E
1.3
E
2
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)101010991211101010109966678877888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)71634744394384494747292827152144107125206219349529623804886
Wind
(km/h)
0
NNW
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
SW
10
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
50
SW
45
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:49PM
1.28
3:20AM
1.31
3:38PM
1.26
4:10AM
1.31
4:28PM
1.26
5:00AM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:42AM
0.38
9:02PM
0.34
9:32AM
0.40
9:51PM
0.35
10:22AM
0.39
10:40PM
0.33
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise-------6:31-------6:33-------6:33
Sunset---8:10-------8:09-------8:08----
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------2776823444411
Temp. °C182121201919181821232321202020202020191818181716
Feels °C (?)2020191818191819202122202121222322191613131298
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