Makorori Centre surf break

Makorori Centre surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 16 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
18.5° 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 11PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)--
Afternoon (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.6
SW
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.8
NNE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.5
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
1.8
NE
Period(s) (?)5667899141312111110101299711118888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36847723310713413726151431721416110271473230562312325550428
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NNE
20
NE
20
N
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:51PM
1.42
5:13AM
1.50
5:43PM
1.50
6:05AM
1.55
6:36PM
1.58
6:58AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:01PM
0.19
11:31AM
0.11
11:56PM
0.13
12:23PM
0.05
12:51AM
0.08
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise------6:35-------6:37-------6:37-
Sunset5:37-------5:37-------5:36-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------------354
Temp. °C191715131211141818181415141517201918171718181917
Feels °C (?)151310987101613141112111214161614131314151716
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