Makorori North surf break

Makorori North surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 23 May 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
16.1° 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 3PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (23 May)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (23 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
3
4
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
NE
10
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
1
ENE
10
0.6
S
17
1
S
16
1.2
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
17
1.5
S
17
1.5
S
17
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
102
170
160
150
145
128
216
212
507
657
940
852
1201
1143
1320
1251
1144
1074
953
890
743
690
670
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
S
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
S
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:17AM1.49m
11:45PM1.59m
12:15PM1.44m
00:41AM1.53m
1:13PM1.39m
1:36AM1.46m
Low Tide
5:30PM0.09m
6:08AM0.10m
6:26PM0.15m
7:03AM0.14m
7:21PM0.21m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:09
7:09
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:58
4:57
4:57
2
1
Temp °C
14
16
15
14
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
12
15
12
12
11
10
10
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
10
9
8
8
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.7
NE
9
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
S
16
1.2
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
17
1.5
S
17
1.5
S
17
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
Energy kJ
104
102
122
131
123
145
79
216
212
507
657
940
852
1201
1143
1320
1251
1144
1074
953
890
743
690
670
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
17
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
Energy kJ
47
86
170
160
150
142
128
85
207
212
208
194
160
160
157
157
140
140
140
154
114
116
116
118
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
S
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SE
11
0.4
ENE
12
0.3
SE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.3
S
15
0.5
S
10
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
8
0.1
N
10
1
SSW
17
0.4
ESE
4
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
20
0.4
NNE
7
0.1
E
13
0.2
N
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NE
4
Energy kJ
59
43
7
18
56
19
79
40
56
5
1
2
603
6
7
7
7
18
3
7
19
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.5
SW
3
0.5
S
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NNE
4
Energy kJ
2
2
4
6
29
36
37
30
3
3
3
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
3
4
3
3
3
4
1
3
1
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
3
43
18
1
0
1
18
45
51
52
45
45
45
4
1
0
9
0
9
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
8
4
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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