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Makorori Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
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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
16.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Makorori Point today?
The current surf forecast for Makorori Point at 10AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Makorori Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu morning, light winds from the NNE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 19 | SE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | |
70 | 52 | 49 | 35 | 34 | 26 | 17 | 35 | 23 | 42 | 69 | 165 | 189 | 348 | 352 | 210 | 580 | 596 | 573 | 459 | 326 | 257 | 181 | 117 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 3:48AM1.42m | 4:20PM1.37m | 4:38AM1.40m | 5:09PM1.39m | 5:26AM1.40m | 5:55PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06AM0.21m | 10:28PM0.27m | 10:55AM0.21m | 11:18PM0.27m | 11:41AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:17 | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
70 | 52 | 49 | 35 | 34 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 42 | 69 | 63 | 59 | 186 | 202 | 204 | 580 | 596 | 573 | 459 | 326 | 56 | 56 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 12 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | NE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 58 | 67 | 210 | 91 | 88 | 88 | 78 | 67 | 257 | 181 | 117 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 23 | S 22 | S 22 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 19 | SSE 19 | ENE 4 | SE 11 | SE 10 | NE 8 | E 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 8 | SSE 16 |
— | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 48 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | WNW 2 | — | SSW 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 45 | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 165 | 189 | 348 | 352 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 97 | 115 | 115 | 62 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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