Makorori North surf break

Makorori North surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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 2AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 25). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (26 Mar)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (26 Mar)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
NE
2.1
NE
2
NE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.9
E
1.8
E
Period(s) (?)121212121211116777777777779991111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)103989493916359225282403452504542503492429362330321244326477798716
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:20AM
1.60
12:46PM
1.50
1:18AM
1.56
1:44PM
1.46
2:17AM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:07PM
0.07
6:41AM
0.12
7:02PM
0.10
7:38AM
0.15
7:59PM
0.14
8:37AM
0.18
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise------7:15-------7:15-------7:16-
Sunset-7:12-------7:10-------7:08------
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------122221111-------
Temp. °C181717171717171817161717171717171818181817171822
Feels °C (?)151414141414121413111312121213121414151615161821
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