Makorori Centre surf break

Makorori Centre surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm 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
17.9° 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 6AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.2
ESE
0.3
NE
1.7
NNE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.3
NE
1.7
NNE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
E
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)7118899987777888888899111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)181211374676724935629293829474853466568465556121116157
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
30
N
35
N
30
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NE
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
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
glasscross-
off
glasscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:36PM
1.58
6:58AM
1.59
7:28PM
1.65
7:51AM
1.61
8:21PM
1.68
8:44AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:51AM
0.08
1:15PM
0.01
1:46AM
0.04
2:08PM
-0.01
2:40AM
0.03
3:01PM
-0.01
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise----6:37-------6:39-------6:39---
Sunset------5:34-------5:32-------5:31-
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--1241--------4342------
Temp. °C191817171717201816151414161717161514141315181916
Feels °C (?)151312131516181715141413161718161413131213161714
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