Makorori Point Surf Forecast

/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (38.67° S 178.11° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Makorori Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 16 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 11AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Afternoon (16 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Evening (16 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s

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

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	Tuesday 16							Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Fri 19
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Period(s) (?)	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	14	13	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	10	10	16	15
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	190	133	114	103	131	171	84	223	180	180	137	91	91	78	105	75	49	39	29	28	25	18	36	44
Wind (km/h)	WNW	W	WSW	SSW	SSE	NE	N	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	on	cross	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	12:20AM 1.49				12:53PM 1.54				1:19AM 1.44				1:52PM 1.50				2:19AM 1.40				2:51PM 1.48
Low Tide / height (m)			6:36AM 0.12				7:11PM 0.18				7:33AM 0.17				8:10PM 0.21				8:31AM 0.20					9:09PM 0.23

	Tuesday 16							Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Fri 19
Sunrise	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:00	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	12	15	17	17	15	13	12	13	12	15	20	20	18	15	13	14	15	16	18	18	17	15	13
Feels °C (?)	5	8	12	13	13	13	10	10	11	9	11	15	16	13	10	8	9	10	9	12	14	15	11	9

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Gisborne and Mahia

Wind Update The wind is still cross-off at Makorori Point (light winds from the WSW at Gisborne Airport 11 km from Makorori Point). 1.3m 3s local chop from the SW with a 1.1m 9s swell from the S. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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Actual: 49 min ago

15 km/h

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Cross-Off

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