Makorori Centre surf break

Makorori Centre surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 20 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
17.8° 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 7PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
3
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.4
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
2.5
SSE
5
S
4.5
S
4
S
4
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
3.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)7999889810101011111111111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)372682797369554422731038955059516725603498841173625344932772987282922852790
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
W
15
W
10
W
15
SW
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:51AM
1.61
8:21PM
1.68
8:44AM
1.61
9:14PM
1.69
9:39AM
1.59
10:09PM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:08PM
-0.01
2:40AM
0.03
3:01PM
-0.01
3:36AM
0.03
3:56PM
0.01
4:31AM
0.05
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise6:39-------6:39-------6:41-------
Sunset--5:32-------5:31-------5:30-----
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1--222--1---5671---11--
Temp. °C161920171515141414151714141312121313131312121211
Feels °C (?)1618191615151313131414111142254555666
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