Makorori North surf break

Makorori North surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 30 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
19.0° 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: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (31 Mar)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)1111101817161616166715141413131312131313131413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)242200173171202198254181124222278101028862402167913251009857810822723620915769
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
E
5
S
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglassglassoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:44PM
1.39
5:11AM
1.48
5:40PM
1.40
6:04AM
1.47
6:32PM
1.41
6:53AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:54PM
0.20
11:30AM
0.19
11:50PM
0.20
12:22PM
0.18
12:42AM
0.20
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise------7:18-------7:20-------7:20-
Sunset-7:04-------7:02-------7:00------
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------1211-----------
Temp. °C252019181716181817151414141414141414141312111214
Feels °C (?)252120191716181313991011101111111112111191012
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