Makorori Centre surf break

Makorori Centre surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am 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
18.2° 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 9AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (18 Apr)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
1
NNE
1.2
NNE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
NNE
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
Period(s) (?)1091299771111889977777777888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1006847313091127121111277454411262929292725353466245177
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
N
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:05AM
1.55
6:36PM
1.58
6:58AM
1.59
7:28PM
1.65
7:51AM
1.61
8:21PM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:23PM
0.05
12:51AM
0.08
1:15PM
0.01
1:46AM
0.04
2:08PM
-0.01
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise--6:37-------6:37-------6:39-----
Sunset----5:36-------5:34-------5:32---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------211-----12-1--1
Temp. °C161617191919191917171818201816151414151820171515
Feels °C (?)121314151616151512141516181715141314151818161311
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