Makorori North surf break

Makorori North surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 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 11PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)--
Afternoon (21 Apr)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (21 Apr)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
S
2
S
2.1
S
2.3
S
3
S
5
S
5.5
S
5
S
4.5
S
4
S
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
1.9
S
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
Period(s) (?)1010101011111111111110101010101010101099999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)724800890114123885603706661594801388430392612221018451625677589530450367367314255193
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
45
S
50
SSW
50
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
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
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise------6:41-------6:41-------6:41-
Sunset5:30-------5:30-------5:29-------
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1---53311111--111-------
Temp. °C161312131312111313131212121010121313131211111113
Feels °C (?)151091152154545655799998889
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