Makorori North surf break

Makorori North surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 08 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
18.9° 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 4PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (08 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (08 Apr)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)88888889991010101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)870798713634634547504493521533587718638432441441431431480489550586628776
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
0
NNW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
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
offoffglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:18AM
1.35
10:42PM
1.39
11:01AM
1.31
11:26PM
1.36
11:45AM
1.27
12:11AM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:32PM
0.28
5:01AM
0.32
5:15PM
0.31
5:45AM
0.35
5:59PM
0.34
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise6:26-------6:28-------6:28-------
Sunset--5:50-------5:49-------5:46-----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
------13112------------1
Temp. °C191919191919181818201919181817171718181817171717
Feels °C (?)151516171718181818191918171817171819181917171717
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