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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
16.2° 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 8AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Makorori North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | S 14 | SSE 9 | S 13 | |
308 | 98 | 158 | 154 | 120 | 117 | 180 | 130 | 103 | 127 | 86 | 68 | 62 | 59 | 59 | 43 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:30AM1.62m | 8:01PM1.73m | 8:26AM1.62m | 8:57PM1.73m | 9:22AM1.59m | 9:52PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25AM0.02m | 1:46PM-0.04m | 2:22AM0.01m | 2:42PM-0.03m | 3:19AM0.01m | 3:38PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 4:59 | |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
308 | 72 | 158 | 154 | 120 | 117 | 180 | 130 | 103 | 127 | 86 | 68 | 62 | 59 | 59 | 43 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | S 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 8 | ESE 12 | S 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
33 | 98 | 41 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | ESE 14 | ENE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 9 | ESE 12 | S 13 | S 13 |
16 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | NW 2 |
72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 17 | — | — | — | 12 | 7 | 13 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 102 | 34 | 27 | 27 |
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