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Makorori North surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
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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
15.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Makorori North today?
The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 5AM is: 1.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Makorori North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | |
644 | 1230 | 1305 | 1305 | 1245 | 1158 | 1074 | 953 | 890 | 852 | 690 | 670 | 660 | 551 | 521 | 493 | 413 | 342 | 336 | 336 | 316 | 1003 | 2505 | 3619 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:41AM1.53m | 1:13PM1.39m | 1:36AM1.46m | 2:10PM1.37m | 2:29AM1.41m | 3:03PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26PM0.15m | 7:03AM0.14m | 7:21PM0.21m | 7:57AM0.18m | 8:16PM0.26m | 8:48AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
644 | 1230 | 1305 | 1305 | 1245 | 1158 | 1074 | 953 | 890 | 852 | 690 | 670 | 660 | 551 | 521 | 493 | 413 | 342 | 336 | 336 | 316 | 1003 | 2505 | 3619 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 11 | ENE 12 |
160 | 160 | 157 | 157 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 157 | 116 | 116 | 118 | 123 | 128 | 133 | 123 | 123 | 59 | 39 | 70 | 86 | 86 | 319 | 106 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 10 | E 11 | S 19 | S 20 | SE 20 | S 20 | NNE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 11 | ENE 12 | N 9 |
— | 234 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 48 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 93 | 91 | 83 | 85 | 198 | 107 | 39 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 18 | 63 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
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