Makorori Point surf break

Makorori Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 15 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
18.9° 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 8AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (15 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (15 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SE
1.3
S
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
1
S
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
S
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)1361212126666111417171717161616161515141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)156120109115698154444363101390394394367350341333250240237201187181
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
0
SW
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glassononcross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:29AM
1.31
3:49PM
1.25
4:19AM
1.33
4:41PM
1.27
5:09AM
1.37
5:32PM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:11PM
0.35
9:45AM
0.38
10:00PM
0.33
10:36AM
0.35
10:51PM
0.30
11:27AM
0.30
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise----7:03-------7:05-------7:05---
Sunset-------7:28-------7:25-------7:24
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171616161717171615131314172121191715151517181817
Feels °C (?)141313141414141414111112141817151513141418171716
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