Makorori Point surf break

Makorori Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
16.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Makorori Point today?

The current surf forecast for Makorori Point at 1PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (20 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (20 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.8
NE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101099999998999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)42028128124024023018610914211010828232849772616245444343434445
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
10
NE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
25
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NW
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcrossoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:44AM
1.39
7:00PM
1.35
7:27AM
1.42
7:43PM
1.35
8:09AM
1.43
8:26PM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:56PM
0.31
1:12AM
0.25
1:41PM
0.30
1:55AM
0.25
2:26PM
0.29
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
Sunrise-5:41-------5:41-------5:41------
Sunset-----8:02-------8:04-------8:06--
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
2-----------------------
Temp. °C181924272419181817182223262520171618211918161515
Feels °C (?)191923262318191816172120232017151416211717151415
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