Makorori Centre surf break

Makorori Centre surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 14 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 5AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
ESE
0.9
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)13121212121212111111111111115661414149141312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2631931871411391039966636140404023469011667101104116597433237
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
25
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
15
W
20
SW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NE
20
NE
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise----6:33-------6:35-------6:35---
Sunset------5:39-------5:37-------5:37-
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161515151618191816151616171919171514121215181917
Feels °C (?)131012101113151512101011121615141098912161514
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