Makorori Point surf break

Makorori Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 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
17.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Makorori Point today?

The current surf forecast for Makorori Point at 2PM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 3.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (22 Apr)15ft (4.5m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSE
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.3
SE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
Period(s) (?)1111111110101010109911999998888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23085183454040273111229420029887976325194873963513142492101801531321121127773
Wind
(km/h)
50
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
10
S
10
SW
10
S
5
SSE
5
S
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:39AM
1.59
10:09PM
1.68
10:35AM
1.55
11:05PM
1.64
11:33AM
1.50
12:03AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:56PM
0.01
4:31AM
0.05
4:51PM
0.05
5:28AM
0.09
5:47PM
0.09
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise6:41-------6:41-------6:43-------
Sunset--5:30-------5:29-------5:28-----
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
41111-1-----------------
Temp. °C13131313131212111214141313121212121414131211109
Feels °C (?)454565657891010910101011111110887
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