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Makorori North surf break

Makorori North surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 11 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
20.1° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Makorori North today?

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 9PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)--
Afternoon (11 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (11 Jan)1ft (0.3m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.3
NE
0.3
E
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
ENE
0.3
NE
0.3
S
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
0.9
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)10107910109917161513121111131212111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3117912141481453126212225574492410284505404295235227181168162
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
S
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
35
NE
30
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:36AM
1.34
1:53PM
1.36
2:25AM
1.32
2:41PM
1.32
3:14AM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:24PM
0.21
7:43AM
0.30
8:10PM
0.26
8:32AM
0.35
8:56PM
0.30
9:21AM
0.38
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-----5:54-------5:56-------5:56--
Sunset-8:34-------8:34-------8:34------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C332925242422252119191817171818202020191918182225
Feels °C (?)292522202020241816181615151615161517191917172123
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