Makorori North surf break

Makorori North surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 15 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
18.6° 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 4PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.5
ESE
1.1
S
1.2
SSW
1.4
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)121212111111111111116661499914131211101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)189145134938886616140396014611511518623833212431070628351270200148
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
20
W
10
WSW
5
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
ENE
20
NE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise6:33-------6:35-------6:35-------
Sunset--5:39-------5:37-------5:37-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161819181615161617191916141313131518181815151414
Feels °C (?)11131717129101113161412889101216131512121212
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