Makorori North surf break

Makorori North surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 24 Mar 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
19.0° 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 12PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (24 Mar)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.3
S
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)109991514141413131313121212121266156777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15410399891041381341251181141131091039894939111411746245234273282
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:56AM
1.57
11:25PM
1.62
11:50AM
1.54
12:20AM
1.60
12:46PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:51AM
0.07
5:14PM
0.04
5:45AM
0.09
6:07PM
0.07
6:41AM
0.12
7:02PM
0.10
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise--7:13-------7:13-------7:15-----
Sunset-----7:14-------7:12-------7:10--
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131315171817161615161719181817171717171818171717
Feels °C (?)121214141515141514151516151515151414131413131312
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