Makorori Point surf break

Makorori Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 05 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Makorori Point today?

The current surf forecast for Makorori Point at 2PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (05 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (05 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
!
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
E
1.8
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
1.4
E
1
E
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)119991091010910101011101010101010881288
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29428181242237230283271370342480619573586586573667800542225278926931
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:10AM
1.44
8:34PM
1.46
8:53AM
1.41
9:17PM
1.45
9:35AM
1.38
9:59PM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:06AM
0.21
2:25PM
0.19
2:50AM
0.22
3:07PM
0.21
3:34AM
0.25
3:50PM
0.25
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
Sunrise--6:24-------6:26-------6:26-----
Sunset----5:54-------5:52-------5:52---
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cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
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cloud
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------11--1----1-
Temp. °C141416181817171616161718171716171616171818181718
Feels °C (?)131315161414151313141514141413141312131314151315
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