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Makorori Beach

Gisborne, New Zealand

Makorori Beach 2 photos

  • Wainui Beach looking south

    Wainui Beach looking south. russellstreet, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Makorori

    Makorori. russellstreet, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 7 am to 7 pm, sunset 7:34 pm
7 am
6.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.2
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.2
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.5
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.5
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.5
28 km/h18 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.5
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.5
31 km/h19 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.5
31 km/h19 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.5
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.2
30 km/h18 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.6
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
7 pm
5.4
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 7 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
16°C60°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
74 km/hmph E
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:34 pm
Today
4.8Fair7 am85
6.8Good8 am74
7.0Great9 am63
7.1Great10 am53
7.1Great11 am138
7.0Great12 pm159
6.8Good1 pm1710
6.8Good2 pm149
7.0Great3 pm138
7.1Great4 pm138
7.2Great5 pm96
7.2Great6 pm95
7.0Great7 pm85
Sat
6.2Good7 am1912
6.2Good8 am2013
6.2Good9 am2515
6.5Good10 am2415
6.5Good11 am2717
6.5Good12 pm2818
6.5Good1 pm3019
6.5Good2 pm3119
6.5Good3 pm3119
6.5Good4 pm2918
6.2Good5 pm3018
5.6Good6 pm2918
5.4Fair7 pm2918
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 10 pm, -0.5 m. High at 4 am, 0.6 m. Low at 10 am, -0.4 m. High at 4 pm, 0.7 mLow 10 pm, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 4 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 10 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 4 pm, 0.7 m2 ftNow2 am8 am2 pm8 pm
  • Low 10 pm, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 4 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 10 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 4 pm, 0.7 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
6.3 km3.9 miGisborne (city)
Nearest airport
10 km6 miGisborne Airport (GIS)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Makorori Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 7 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.6 GreatBest 2 pm to 8 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 7 pmWind up to 36 km/h23 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 47 km/h29 mph, rain 52%
  • Wed6.9 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 12%
  • Thu6.0 GoodBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 11%