Makorori Centre surf break

Makorori Centre surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.1° 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 1PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (09 Jan)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.3
E
0.4
NE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
S
0.2
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
S
Period(s) (?)66666715141313676611101098877712
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)77667817151413719779111917141388811
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
10
W
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
NE
0
ESE
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
E
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
oncrossglasscross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:27AM
1.56
11:55PM
1.42
12:16PM
1.49
12:46AM
1.38
1:05PM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:15AM
0.11
5:50PM
0.12
6:05AM
0.18
6:38PM
0.16
6:54AM
0.24
7:24PM
0.21
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise-5:52-------5:52-------5:54------
Sunset-----8:35-------8:35-------8:34--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161724252623222019202425272726232222273234292525
Feels °C (?)151523222421231918202424272625211818232930252221
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