Makorori North surf break

Makorori North surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 24 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
17.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Makorori North today?

The current surf forecast for Makorori North at 9PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)--
Afternoon (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.5
S
14
0.9
S
8
1
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
1
S
11
1.1
S
10
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
S
16
1.9
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
118
118
92
113
150
112
117
123
120
220
259
315
253
660
543
303
231
271
290
290
356
412
1909
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
WNW
5
SSE
10
SSE
0
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
W
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:03AM1.59m
12:32PM1.45m
1:01AM1.53m
1:31PM1.40m
1:59AM1.49m
Low Tide
5:47PM0.09m
6:25AM0.12m
6:44PM0.14m
7:23AM0.16m
7:41PM0.19m
8:20AM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
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6:43
6:43
6:45
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5:27
5:25
5:24
5:23
Temp °C
14
13
12
10
9
9
10
14
13
12
12
12
11
11
13
19
20
17
14
14
14
14
15
15
12
11
11
8
7
7
8
12
11
11
10
10
8
8
10
17
17
14
11
12
12
12
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
1
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
1
S
11
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1.9
S
16
Energy kJ
138
118
118
84
113
150
112
117
123
120
220
259
225
225
660
543
303
231
271
290
290
356
314
1909
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.9
S
16
0.2
ENE
11
Energy kJ
102
80
82
82
64
45
43
51
15
14
140
184
315
253
6
6
7
7
1
8
8
9
412
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.4
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
S
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
E
10
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
9
0.2
E
11
Energy kJ
5
18
65
92
87
85
53
22
31
31
6
6
6
6
3
6
3
3
8
1
1
3
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.1
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
W
2
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
Energy kJ
1
1
3
1
3
2
1
2
1
10
11
22
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
Distance (km)
45
34
1
0
0
0
0
43
45
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
1
6
18
34
123
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
6
5
5
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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