Makorori Centre surf break

Makorori Centre surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 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
17.6° 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 9AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (21 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
3
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.7
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.6
SSE
2.5
S
3
SSE
3.5
SSE
5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
S
3.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
2
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
Period(s) (?)81010101010101011111111111110101010999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)46100232345374445530136019582438573450134341349228662448218714051243899739649552388
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
30
SSW
25
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:44AM
1.61
9:14PM
1.69
9:39AM
1.59
10:09PM
1.68
10:35AM
1.55
11:05PM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:40AM
0.03
3:01PM
-0.01
3:36AM
0.03
3:56PM
0.01
4:31AM
0.05
4:51PM
0.05
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise--6:39-------6:41-------6:41-----
Sunset----5:31-------5:30-------5:29---
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1------4415511111--121121
Temp. °C141314161512131414131213131312121211111112121111
Feels °C (?)13121214117999434554566767877
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