Makorori North surf break

Makorori North surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 08 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
20.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Makorori North today?

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 7PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (08 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (08 Feb)1ft (0.3m)14s

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

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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
SSE
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)999966666666101010101314141414131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)41292119404140426350493952106755392181239247247229161148
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
15
SE
25
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SE
10
E
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:43AM
1.45
12:10AM
1.39
12:28PM
1.39
12:56AM
1.36
1:14PM
1.34
1:43AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:01PM
0.19
6:21AM
0.26
6:46PM
0.24
7:08AM
0.31
7:30PM
0.29
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise-------6:26-------6:28-------6:28
Sunset---8:15-------8:14-------8:13----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------1----------
Temp. °C222221201817171719202020191817171920202019181717
Feels °C (?)222018191717181820191920201918171918171818181717
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