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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 17 Feb 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
20.9° C
 (Which is 1.1°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 1PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (17 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (17 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
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
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ESE
0.7
SE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
SE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
1.2
E
1.4
E
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
Period(s) (?)141313121212121111111110101013121212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14417520917117415311916012110313095909095167125397528550437355291214
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:36AM
1.41
6:54PM
1.33
7:21AM
1.45
7:41PM
1.37
8:06AM
1.49
8:28PM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:53PM
0.29
1:06AM
0.23
1:41PM
0.24
1:54AM
0.19
2:27PM
0.18
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise-6:35-------6:37-------6:39------
Sunset-----8:05-------8:04-------8:02--
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151519222322181616171820201918171615192223222120
Feels °C (?)131316192020161415171817161716161613172222221918
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