Makorori North surf break

Makorori North surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 03 Feb 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
20.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Makorori North today?

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 5AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (03 Feb)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (03 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NE
0.5
S
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
0.9
NE
0.9
NNE
0.6
NE
0.8
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
2
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)910777111110101010108910101010101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)53551861971721692048912049484848688212241290130116901431838655474388320
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
20
N
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:39AM
1.63
8:03PM
1.51
8:31AM
1.63
8:56PM
1.50
9:22AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:22AM
0.06
2:00PM
0.09
2:16AM
0.06
2:53PM
0.08
3:09AM
0.07
3:43PM
0.08
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise---6:20-------6:20-------6:22----
Sunset-------8:21-------8:20-------8:19
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242324232527282321191717161818171616151516181717
Feels °C (?)252426252626272119171514111212121212121212141415
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