Makorori Point surf break

Makorori Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 21 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Makorori Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Makorori Point sea temperature is
20.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Makorori Point today?

The current surf forecast for Makorori Point at 5AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (21 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
1.3
SSW
1
S
0.8
SSW
0.5
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)967698881111111110109998666131211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)385926811936353575148135119887851432615211477848102333285
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
25
SSW
25
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
ESE
25
NE
25
NE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
SE
10
E
5
ENE
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
15
SSE
10
E
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:15PM
1.45
9:37AM
1.54
10:03PM
1.49
10:24AM
1.55
10:51PM
1.51
11:13AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:29AM
0.13
3:59PM
0.11
4:17AM
0.12
4:45PM
0.09
5:07AM
0.12
5:34PM
0.09
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise---6:41-------6:41-------6:43----
Sunset-------8:00-------7:59-------7:57
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191816141618191917141514192122211917151416181818
Feels °C (?)191312121517151415111312151920201713121215161616
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