Makorori North surf break

Makorori North surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 24 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
17.4° 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: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.5
S
14
0.9
S
8
1
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
1
S
10
1.1
S
10
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
294
260
202
189
138
118
102
92
111
150
112
117
123
117
216
264
250
250
649
551
396
322
271
285
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
20
NW
20
NW
10
WSW
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:33AM1.50m
00:03AM1.59m
12:32PM1.45m
1:01AM1.53m
1:31PM1.40m
Low Tide
5:28AM0.09m
5:47PM0.09m
6:25AM0.12m
6:44PM0.14m
7:23AM0.16m
7:41PM0.19m
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:41
6:43
6:43
6:45
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5:27
5:25
5:24
5:23
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
14
13
12
11
10
9
10
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
13
19
21
16
13
13
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
9
8
7
8
12
12
11
9
9
8
8
10
17
18
12
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
1
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
Energy kJ
294
260
202
189
138
118
102
84
111
150
112
117
123
117
216
264
234
239
649
551
396
322
271
285
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
NNE
5
Energy kJ
163
163
129
102
102
102
82
82
69
45
43
25
16
14
138
180
250
250
6
6
7
4
3
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.1
NE
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.4
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
15
0.3
SE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
15
15
2
5
5
18
65
92
87
85
53
51
31
40
9
6
6
6
3
6
6
7
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.3
N
2
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.4
NW
2
0.2
WNW
2
Energy kJ
1
1
8
3
1
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
18
6
6
6
34
34
1
0
0
0
0
43
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
4
3
4
5
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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