Makorori Point surf break

Makorori Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 06 Sep 2025 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
13.8° 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 5PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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

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Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
S
1
S
1.2
SSW
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.3
ESE
0.9
SSW
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.9
SSW
2.1
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.5
S
1.5
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1
SSE
1.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)1312121215566661366810161414131212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)545137193887176746569721453785981159209419493663875836449465287348
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
15
SW
5
SSW
20
SW
30
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
S
30
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:28PM
1.42
4:50AM
1.35
5:18PM
1.48
5:42AM
1.41
6:08PM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:09AM
0.25
10:46PM
0.26
11:01AM
0.20
11:37PM
0.19
11:54AM
0.14
12:28AM
0.12
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Sunrise6:22-------6:20-------6:20-------
Sunset--5:49-------5:50-------5:51-----
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-32442----------1-------
Temp. °C161411101010869151511109999101110101099
Feels °C (?)1413885332411105545443555654
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Gisborne and Mahia

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Makorori Point (light winds from the NNE at Gisborne Airport 11 km from Makorori Point). 0.6m 3s local chop from the SW with a 0.4m 12s groundswell from the ESE and a 0.2m 14s groundswell from the SSW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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Actual: 38 min ago

7 km/h
NNE
Clean
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