Makorori North surf break

Makorori North surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 19 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
18.0° 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 11AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (19 Apr)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
0
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.6
NE
1.3
NE
2.1
NNE
1.8
NNE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
1.1
SSW
1.5
S
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)78888888988888888881111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2293473743542165334021141861421161221511431401261091098828651697910711291
Wind
(km/h)
30
N
35
N
20
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
SE
15
S
10
ESE
10
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
S
10
ESE
5
NNE
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
oncross-
on
glassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:58AM
1.59
7:28PM
1.65
7:51AM
1.61
8:21PM
1.68
8:44AM
1.61
9:14PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:51AM
0.08
1:15PM
0.01
1:46AM
0.04
2:08PM
-0.01
2:40AM
0.03
3:01PM
-0.01
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise--6:37-------6:39-------6:39-----
Sunset----5:34-------5:32-------5:30---
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1441--------1143----1---
Temp. °C181617182018171514141618181615141413141816141313
Feels °C (?)131014171817161412131518181414131311121514121212
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