- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Makorori Centre Surf Forecast
/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Makorori Centre surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
17.3° 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 8AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Makorori Centre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | |
351 | 351 | 314 | 249 | 210 | 153 | 149 | 129 | 112 | 112 | 78 | 57 | 74 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 160 | 396 | 425 | 413 | 331 | 261 | 237 | 167 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 11:05PM1.64m | 11:33AM1.50m | 00:03AM1.59m | 12:32PM1.45m | 1:01AM1.53m | 1:31PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM0.09m | 5:47PM0.09m | 6:25AM0.12m | 6:44PM0.14m | 7:23AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 17 |
11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
 kJ | 351 | 351 | 314 | 249 | 210 | 153 | 149 | 129 | 112 | 112 | 78 | 57 | 74 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 69 | 396 | 425 | 413 | 331 | 261 | 237 | 167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 262 | 195 | 163 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 39 | 31 | 44 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 67 | 160 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 65 | 92 | 46 | 44 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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)
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