Makorori North surf break

Makorori North surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 20 Aug 2025 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
13.9° 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 1PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (20 Aug)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (20 Aug)11ft (3.5m)9s

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

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Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.3
S
2.3
S
1.8
S
2
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)10101099999999981615151414131312121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)293725892303201520271963165514981430136413101280125112011054888937326911242241722678537507
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:07PM
1.51
3:31AM
1.43
4:05PM
1.51
4:29AM
1.42
5:00PM
1.52
5:24AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:47AM
0.15
9:23PM
0.21
9:45AM
0.16
10:22PM
0.21
10:41AM
0.16
11:19PM
0.20
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunrise6:47-------6:46-------6:45-------
Sunset--5:34-------5:35-------5:36-----
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11111111111111-1-1-111--
Temp. °C10101111111110101111111010109991110109888
Feels °C (?)012323223343444445556445
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Gisborne and Mahia

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Makorori North (moderate winds from the SW at Gisborne Airport 13 km from Makorori North). 4.1m 10s swell from the S which is too big for here.

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1 h 39 min ago

24 km/h
SW
Cross-On
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