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Makorori Point surf break

Makorori Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 12 Mar 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
19.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Makorori Point today?

The current surf forecast for Makorori Point at 5AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (12 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (12 Mar)5ft (1.6m)7s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
2
ENE
2.2
NE
2.2
NE
2.2
NE
2.3
NE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
Period(s) (?)11111111111110777788888814141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)126123154142142142129186235294310382464544573587669350308304253212168163
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:03AM
1.35
1:22PM
1.29
1:49AM
1.32
2:09PM
1.26
2:38AM
1.31
2:58PM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:18AM
0.35
7:36PM
0.34
8:05AM
0.38
8:22PM
0.35
8:54AM
0.39
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise----7:01-------7:01-------7:03---
Sunset-------7:32-------7:30-------7:29
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------------------14522
Temp. °C151515151718181817171717181921202019191819171716
Feels °C (?)121314131413131414151515161821202120201921141312
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