Makorori North surf break

Makorori North surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 19 Feb 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
20.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Makorori North today?

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 12AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
SE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
1.7
SSW
1.5
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.6
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)10101010119999999676667111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23216916913211788889688868464219200714149708623323318413398
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
SE
10
E
10
NE
5
WNW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
ESE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:28PM
1.41
8:52AM
1.52
9:15PM
1.45
9:37AM
1.54
10:03PM
1.49
10:24AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:41AM
0.16
3:13PM
0.14
3:29AM
0.13
3:59PM
0.11
4:17AM
0.12
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-----6:39-------6:41-------6:41--
Sunset-8:01-------8:00-------8:00------
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)
------------------------
Temp. °C232221202018202223211817161517181918161515152021
Feels °C (?)212219171715172021201812121315161513131313131719
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