Makorori North surf break

Makorori North surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
17.4° 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 10PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)--
Afternoon (22 Apr)15ft (4.5m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.3
S
2
S
2.4
SSE
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)1111101110109999109999888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4714399430761597200299866598452135941633528723020218013811510297140140136103
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
S
15
S
10
S
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:09PM
1.68
10:35AM
1.55
11:05PM
1.64
11:33AM
1.50
12:03AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:56PM
0.01
4:31AM
0.05
4:51PM
0.05
5:28AM
0.09
5:47PM
0.09
6:25AM
0.12
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise------6:41-------6:41-------6:43-
Sunset5:30-------5:29-------5:27-------
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
111--1------------------
Temp. °C131313121212121414131312121111131413121110101115
Feels °C (?)455666689910998911111111988913
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