Makorori Point surf break

Makorori Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 08 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Makorori Point today?

The current surf forecast for Makorori Point at 7AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (08 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (08 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.6
NE
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)6766666666666667151413136646
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)212222221414141313137766781715141377117
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
5
SSE
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
SW
15
S
10
ESE
15
NE
0
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNE
15
NE
5
E
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:11PM
1.51
10:37AM
1.62
11:03PM
1.47
11:27AM
1.56
11:55PM
1.42
12:16PM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:23AM
0.06
5:00PM
0.08
5:15AM
0.11
5:50PM
0.12
6:05AM
0.18
6:38PM
0.16
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise---5:50-------5:52-------5:52----
Sunset-------8:35-------8:35-------8:35
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C181816161919181817171617232626232221201925272829
Feels °C (?)191916161917161818171516222325222321201824252728
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Makorori Point surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest