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Makorori Point surf break

Makorori Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 13 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
20.7° C
 (Which is 1.7°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 5PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.5
SSE
1
NE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
1
NE
0.8
NE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.8
NE
Period(s) (?)1113121211111010610101099999955914135
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)291321274193135101955769646335343333333221524121373441
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
35
NE
35
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
10
NW
5
SW
0
S
5
N
5
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcrossglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:41PM
1.32
3:14AM
1.31
3:29PM
1.29
4:02AM
1.31
4:18PM
1.28
4:50AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:32AM
0.35
8:56PM
0.30
9:21AM
0.38
9:42PM
0.32
10:11AM
0.39
10:30PM
0.33
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-------5:56-------5:58-------6:00
Sunset---8:34-------8:34-------8:32----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------------------11-13
Temp. °C192020201919191923252725221918182123242220181717
Feels °C (?)161614151718191923242522222020192222222221181717
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