Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Makorori Centre today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Makorori Centre at 6AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Makorori Centre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 128 | 126 | 123 | 95 | 97 | 204 | 778 | 1530 | 2062 | 2255 | 2157 | 2715 | 1504 | 1080 | 952 | 835 | 681 | 593 | 493 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 7:20PM1.44m | 7:38AM1.33m | 8:02PM1.45m | 8:21AM1.34m | 8:43PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40AM0.27m | 1:50PM0.23m | 2:23AM0.24m | 2:33PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | | | |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 128 | 126 | 123 | 95 | 97 | 74 | 366 | 810 | 1121 | 1198 | 1307 | 1756 | 1504 | 1080 | 952 | 835 | 681 | 593 | 493 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 16 | SE 15 | E 11 | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 13 | E 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 36 | 21 | 38 | 36 | 59 | 71 | 46 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 65 | 56 | 55 | 60 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | NNE 5 | S 6 | SE 14 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | ENE 17 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | E 10 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ENE 15 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 64 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 57 | 55 | 21 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NNE 5 | N 5 | W 3 | — | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | 204 | 778 | 1530 | 2062 | 2255 | 2157 | 2715 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 46 | 35 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 46 | 46 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia | |||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Makorori Centre surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest