Makorori North surf break

Makorori North surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 05 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
20.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Makorori North today?

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 12AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (06 Feb)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (06 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)8811111110101010111111111110101010101010998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2262132292242672162141671671501741981911871501209694745857434129
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
SE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
S
10
SE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:47PM
1.48
10:10AM
1.56
10:36PM
1.46
10:57AM
1.51
11:23PM
1.43
11:43AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:59AM
0.10
4:31PM
0.10
4:48AM
0.15
5:17PM
0.14
5:35AM
0.20
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise-----6:24-------6:24-------6:26--
Sunset-8:19-------8:17-------8:16------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181716141314182020201817161720212222212019192222
Feels °C (?)151516131213171818201817161721202121201918182321
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