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Makorori Point surf break

Makorori Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 27 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
19.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Makorori Point today?

The current surf forecast for Makorori Point at 12PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (27 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (27 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Fri
30
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.5
E
0.6
SSE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)11101010101010101010101099910910101010101110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)161152146133143140140155155114100105987573515350494847334072
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
15
NE
15
NE
5
NW
20
WNW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		oncross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		crossononcross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		crosscrossoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:14PM
1.49
1:48AM
1.48
2:11PM
1.48
2:47AM
1.50
3:10PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:07AM
0.19
7:35PM
0.13
8:03AM
0.19
8:30PM
0.13
9:01AM
0.19
9:27PM
0.12
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Fri
30
Sunrise-6:11-------6:13-------6:13------
Sunset-----8:27-------8:25-------8:24--
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161520202019191817171819191918171616212426262118
Feels °C (?)141318171818191716171819181817171615202224261817
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