Makorori North surf break

Makorori North surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 04 Apr 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Makorori North surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Makorori North sea temperature is
19.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Makorori North today?

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 10AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (04 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (04 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)12121212111111111199910910101010101011101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4253442802241631191168665149149149205237363283399573407471561731663533
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:26AM
1.45
8:51PM
1.46
9:10AM
1.44
9:34PM
1.46
9:53AM
1.41
10:17PM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:20AM
0.20
2:42PM
0.17
3:06AM
0.21
3:25PM
0.19
3:50AM
0.22
4:07PM
0.21
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
Sunrise--7:22-------7:24-------7:24-----
Sunset----6:57-------6:54-------6:53---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------------1----
Temp. °C141315181817161514141617181717161616161718181716
Feels °C (?)121113151313131313131515141415141415151415151615
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Makorori North surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest