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Makorori North surf break

Makorori North surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
20.4° 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 10PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
2
1
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 (?)
1.4
NNE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1.1
S
0.9
NE
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
2
S
2
S
1.9
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.2
SSE
2
SSE
Period(s) (?)6667788688999991099998877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14566705764848698114309386390417492563710700612617566533514518440
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:38AM
1.35
5:54PM
1.30
6:24AM
1.38
6:40PM
1.31
7:10AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:18PM
0.32
11:50AM
0.37
12:06AM
0.30
12:39PM
0.34
12:53AM
0.27
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-----6:01-------6:01-------6:03--
Sunset-8:32-------8:31-------8:31------
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------1------111111-1-1
Temp. °C252519171717171716161616161616161616161616161617
Feels °C (?)242417151515141412111112121211111111111212121112
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