Makorori North surf break

Makorori North surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 21 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
17.5° 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 6AM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)16ft (5.0m)11s
Afternoon (22 Apr)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
S
2.3
S
3
S
4.5
S
5
S
4.5
S
4
S
4
S
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
Period(s) (?)10101111111111101010101010101010109999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8901141184749596302501338113364275427032426204217001299852626535414359260255197166138
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
15
W
35
S
50
SSW
50
SSW
40
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
S
15
S
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscrossononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:14PM
1.69
9:39AM
1.59
10:09PM
1.68
10:35AM
1.55
11:05PM
1.64
11:33AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:36AM
0.03
3:56PM
0.01
4:31AM
0.05
4:51PM
0.05
5:28AM
0.09
5:47PM
0.09
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise----6:41-------6:41-------6:41---
Sunset------5:30-------5:29-------5:27-
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--256411111-------------
Temp. °C131313131213131313121211121414141413111112141413
Feels °C (?)11116425456566799101011889121111
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