Makorori Point surf break

Makorori Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 20 Oct 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
15.2° 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 12AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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

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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.3
SSE
0.5
S
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
S
0.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)13121211111110101010101010916181615141414121816
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)34501039386835451503231181817202752110189207189121169269
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
10
NW
15
N
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffglassoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:30AM
1.37
6:47PM
1.39
7:14AM
1.40
7:31PM
1.39
7:56AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:18AM
0.23
12:39PM
0.28
1:02AM
0.23
1:25PM
0.27
1:45AM
0.22
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-----6:13-------6:13-------6:11--
Sunset-7:29-------7:30-------7:30------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252118171716181922222019201821242523201818182224
Feels °C (?)211714131310121417191616181316202318151213162020
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Gisborne and Mahia

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Makorori Point (fresh winds from the NNW at Gisborne Airport 11 km from Makorori Point). 0.6m 12s groundswell from the ESE with a 0.5m 10s swell from the SSW and a 0.3m 6s windswell, also from the SSW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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33 km/h
NNW
Offshore
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