Makorori North surf break

Makorori North surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 27 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
18.9° 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 8AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (27 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (27 Mar)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
ENE
2.4
NE
2.4
NE
2.4
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.2
NE
2
NE
1.7
NE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)777788877889111110121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)465582598629724681535429301367376424551452374715703830830970954847847713
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
NE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:18AM
1.56
1:44PM
1.46
2:17AM
1.53
2:45PM
1.42
3:16AM
1.50
3:45PM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:02PM
0.10
7:38AM
0.15
7:59PM
0.14
8:37AM
0.18
8:57PM
0.17
9:36AM
0.19
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise----7:15-------7:16-------7:16---
Sunset-------7:08-------7:07-------7:06
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
22412111----------------
Temp. °C171616171717181717171717192223222019191819212223
Feels °C (?)131111121312141314151616192222222019191920212122
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