Makorori Centre surf break

Makorori Centre surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 30 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
18.8° 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 5AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (30 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (30 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.5
SSE
1.9
S
1.4
SSE
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)1111111111111111101817171616166715141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)408394331275254210167164125163142202134129124181345856164412671018812669504
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
20
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
glassoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:15AM
1.49
4:44PM
1.39
5:11AM
1.48
5:40PM
1.40
6:04AM
1.47
6:32PM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:56PM
0.19
10:34AM
0.20
10:54PM
0.20
11:30AM
0.19
11:50PM
0.20
12:22PM
0.18
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise----7:18-------7:18-------7:20---
Sunset-------7:05-------7:02-------7:00
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---2-----------321------
Temp. °C191919172022252219181716191817141414141414141414
Feels °C (?)17181816182024211819171619131381010111111111111
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