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Makorori Point surf break

Makorori Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Makorori Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Makorori Point sea temperature is
20.8° C
 (Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Makorori Point today?

The current surf forecast for Makorori Point at 1AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 13). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (14 Jan)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.6
SSE
1.1
NE
0.7
ENE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
1
NE
1.2
NE
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.8
NE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
1
NE
Period(s) (?)12121111101010106699999569913613137
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2741931351019557566469353433333332489629323543645988
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
35
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NW
10
NW
5
W
0
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		offoffglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:14AM
1.31
3:29PM
1.29
4:02AM
1.31
4:18PM
1.28
4:50AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:56PM
0.30
9:21AM
0.38
9:42PM
0.32
10:11AM
0.39
10:30PM
0.33
11:00AM
0.38
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-----5:56-------5:58-------6:00--
Sunset-8:34-------8:34-------8:32------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202019191820232426252220181920242524211918182124
Feels °C (?)141517181820232324222121192020232424221919192223
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