Makorori Centre surf break

Makorori Centre surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 23 Feb 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
20.5° 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: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (23 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (23 Feb)4ft (1.2m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.7
S
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSE
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.6
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
Period(s) (?)6612111110999988866666666101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)77115841431313202124929073628442144158116606959594961157154
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
5
SE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
SSE
25
S
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:13AM
1.54
11:42PM
1.53
12:05PM
1.53
12:36AM
1.53
12:59PM
1.50
1:32AM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:34PM
0.09
5:59AM
0.13
6:24PM
0.10
6:53AM
0.15
7:18PM
0.11
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise-------6:43-------6:45-------6:46
Sunset---7:57-------7:55-------7:54----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171817171514151519212119171817171717181716151516
Feels °C (?)131413161312131418191717141514141515171514131315
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