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Makorori North surf break

Makorori North surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 08 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Makorori North today?

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 7AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (08 Jan)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (08 Jan)1ft (0.3m)7s

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

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
ESE
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
NE
0.3
ENE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
ENE
0.2
NNE
0.2
S
0.3
E
0.2
NNE
0.3
NE
0.4
SSW
0.4
NNE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.6
NE
Period(s) (?)861111111211777711117111571110688105
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14132224252725131077111151218811161022101515
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
5
SSE
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
SW
15
S
10
ESE
15
NE
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNE
15
NE
5
E
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		onononglassoffoffoffcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:11PM
1.51
10:37AM
1.62
11:03PM
1.47
11:27AM
1.56
11:55PM
1.42
12:16PM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:23AM
0.06
5:00PM
0.08
5:15AM
0.11
5:50PM
0.12
6:05AM
0.18
6:38PM
0.16
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise---5:50-------5:52-------5:52----
Sunset-------8:35-------8:35-------8:35
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C181816161919181817171617232626232221201925272829
Feels °C (?)191916161817161818171516222325212321201824252728
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