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Makorori Point surf break

Makorori Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 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 1PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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 (1.5m)8s

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

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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
1.7
ENE
1.5
NE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
1.8
SSE
2
SSE
Period(s) (?)1111111110787888888131414141413131378
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)154121142140132241248310362402464519545492345350366313257246205163336439
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on
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
9:11PM
0.35
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
Sunrise--7:01-------7:01-------7:03-----
Sunset-----7:32-------7:30-------7:29--
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------111-355
Temp. °C151517181818181818181820222120201919201717161616
Feels °C (?)131214141314151516171721212021222020221313121211
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