Makorori North surf break

Makorori North surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 10 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 slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Makorori North today?

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 9AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (10 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (10 Mar)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
1.1
S
1.4
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.2
S
0.6
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.2
E
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)12667888888812888899967888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4788148338458439392302246214163112115100107829410499115231277231326
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
20
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
0
NE
5
NE
10
N
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:33PM
1.41
11:52AM
1.37
12:17AM
1.38
12:36PM
1.33
1:03AM
1.35
1:22PM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:48AM
0.27
6:08PM
0.26
6:33AM
0.31
6:51PM
0.30
7:18AM
0.35
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise---6:58--------7:00-------7:01---
Sunset-------7:35-------7:34-------7:31
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1121--------------------
Temp. °C161616161616161615151615161616161516151516191918
Feels °C (?)141312111212121212121311131213141315151415161514
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