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Makorori North surf break

Makorori North surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.3
NE
1.5
NE
1.6
NE
1.9
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.6
NE
1.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)99151414131313121212121111111010101099999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4125386491173219268240235229448534558777377348380334321276270379207
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
10
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
20
NE
30
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
SE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
N
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:06AM
1.71
10:32PM
1.54
11:01AM
1.66
11:28PM
1.49
11:54AM
1.59
12:23AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:51AM
-0.01
4:29PM
0.03
4:46AM
0.03
5:24PM
0.07
5:40AM
0.09
6:18PM
0.11
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
Sunrise-5:35-------5:35-------5:35------
Sunset-----8:22-------8:22-------8:23--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181822222221191715162022222019161515192020201817
Feels °C (?)171721181717161513151718171617151515192019211917
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