Makorori Point surf break

Makorori Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 05 Mar 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
20.0° 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 6AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Mar)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (05 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (05 Mar)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
SE
1.7
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)1110131211111110101010109999999999910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9287301126111987675762247537136328424621717619313313396969484846875
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
0
NNW
10
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:43PM
1.46
8:07AM
1.54
8:33PM
1.47
8:55AM
1.53
9:20PM
1.47
9:40AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:55AM
0.13
2:27PM
0.12
2:45AM
0.13
3:14PM
0.12
3:33AM
0.15
3:58PM
0.14
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise---6:54-------6:54-------6:56----
Sunset-------7:43-------7:42-------7:39
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141312121517171716151414172021201816151417182019
Feels °C (?)111110101415141414141212161818171614141318171716
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