Makorori North surf break

Makorori North surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 04 Apr 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 5PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 04). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

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
Tuesday
07
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
2
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)1212111111111199910991010101010111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2802241631191168665149149149205237237283348433425622551530482650533720
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
15
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
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
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
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)
2:42PM
0.17
3:06AM
0.21
3:25PM
0.19
3:50AM
0.22
4:07PM
0.21
4:34AM
0.25
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise--------7:24-------7:24-------
Sunset--6:57-------6:54-------6:53-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------1----11
Temp. °C151818171615141416181817171616161718181716161616
Feels °C (?)131513131313131315161514151414151615151513141414
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