Makorori Centre surf break

Makorori Centre surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 18 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
18.2° 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 6PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (18 Apr)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
1
NNE
1.2
NNE
0.5
NE
0.2
ESE
0.4
ENE
1.5
NNE
0.7
ENE
1.3
NE
1.7
NNE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)12997771168988777777788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)473130911232711133156821133026272829252523514921020043
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNE
30
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
5
N
15
S
15
S
15
WSW
5
NNW
5
N
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:05AM
1.55
6:36PM
1.58
6:58AM
1.59
7:28PM
1.65
7:51AM
1.61
8:21PM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:23PM
0.05
12:51AM
0.08
1:15PM
0.01
1:46AM
0.04
2:08PM
-0.01
2:40AM
0.03
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise6:37-------6:37-------6:39-------
Sunset--5:36-------5:34-------5:32-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------216------111118--
Temp. °C182019191919181717171918161514141518191515131314
Feels °C (?)151716161515131315151817151413141518191313111214
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