Makorori Centre Surf Forecast

/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (38.66° S 178.12° E)

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Makorori Centre surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 NZST

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Makorori Centre surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Makorori Centre sea temperature is 13.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Makorori Centre today?

The current surf forecast for Makorori Centre at 12PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Afternoon (16 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Evening (16 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s

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

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	Tuesday 16					Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Friday 19
	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	S
Period(s) (?)	9	9	9	9	9	10	14	13	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	10	10	16	15	14	7
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	114	103	131	171	84	223	180	180	137	91	91	78	105	75	49	39	29	28	25	18	36	44	110	261
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	SSE	NE	N	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	W	WNW	SW	SW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross- on	on	cross	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)			12:53PM 1.54				1:19AM 1.44				1:52PM 1.50				2:19AM 1.40				2:51PM 1.48					3:17AM 1.38
Low Tide / height (m)	6:36AM 0.12				7:11PM 0.18				7:33AM 0.17				8:10PM 0.21				8:31AM 0.20					9:09PM 0.23

	Tuesday 16					Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Friday 19
Sunrise	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:00	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	17	17	15	13	12	13	12	14	20	20	18	15	13	14	15	16	17	18	17	15	12	11	9
Feels °C (?)	11	13	14	13	10	10	10	9	10	15	16	13	10	8	9	10	10	11	14	14	11	9	6	3

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Gisborne and Mahia

Wind Update Cross-off winds at Makorori Centre are now cross-shore so expect speed-bumps in the surf (moderate winds from the SW at Gisborne Airport 12 km from Makorori Centre). 1.6m 9s swell from the S with a 0.4m 10s swell from the E. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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