Makorori Centre surf break

Makorori Centre surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 21 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
20.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Makorori Centre today?

The current surf forecast for Makorori Centre at 7PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (21 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
1
SSW
1
S
1
S
1.3
S
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)98681111111010999986678121110999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3635357314817011986755042262522807310921346131321815811186
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
ESE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
N
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
SE
15
E
10
ESE
10
S
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
5
E
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:37AM
1.54
10:03PM
1.49
10:24AM
1.55
10:51PM
1.51
11:13AM
1.54
11:42PM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:59PM
0.11
4:17AM
0.12
4:45PM
0.09
5:07AM
0.12
5:34PM
0.09
5:59AM
0.13
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise-------6:41-------6:43-------6:43
Sunset---8:00-------7:59-------7:57----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161819191715151520202220181715151718181715141515
Feels °C (?)151715151413131318181919161412131415141613121313
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