Makorori Centre 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.66° S 178.12° E

Issued: 6 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Makorori Centre sea temperature is

14.2°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Makorori Centre today (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Makorori Centre at 12PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Evening (09 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 9							Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	S 16	S 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 7	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 6	E 6	E 6
Wave Graph
kJ	126	155	107	107	107	135	131	88	88	88	78	78	75	75	78	78	57	37	56	45	44	41	30
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SE	SSE	ESE	ESE	ENE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NE	NE	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	off	off	off	off	cross	glassy	off	off
High Tide		5:11AM1.43m				5:35PM1.51m				6:05AM1.45m				6:27PM1.50m				6:56AM1.48m					7:16PM1.50m
Low Tide				11:21AM0.17m				11:54PM0.13m				12:16PM0.17m				00:45AM0.12m					1:08PM0.17m


	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—
mm	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	13	14	17	21	20	19	16
Feels °C	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	14	13	14	14	14	13	11	12	15	18	19	17	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 6	E 6	E 6
kJ	107	107	107	107	107	107	107	88	88	88	78	78	75	75	78	78	57	30	56	45	44	41	30
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 15	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	E 7	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	17	4	32	62	100	89	85	78	73	70	69	34	57	33	28	26	24	37	20	9	9	8	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	S 18	ENE 8	S 18	SSW 17	S 16	S 16	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSE 17	SSE 17	S 16	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 11	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 16	SSE 15	S 15
kJ	6	6	13	57	101	135	131	6	6	6	6	59	28	21	69	61	29	23	25	25	19	22	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	—	—
kJ	126	155	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Boat Harbour Gisborne and Mahia	Boat Harbour Gisborne and Mahia	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Boat Harbour Gisborne and Mahia	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Three Points East Cape	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	51	51	35	51	35	35	35	35	35	46	17	51	51	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	7	5	5	6	4	7	7	8	7	9	5	9	9

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