Aurora Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 02 Apr 2026 NZDT
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Aurora Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
19.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Aurora Point today?

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 2PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (02 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (02 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sun
05
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)1312121212121212171616151413131212121211111166
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)83881282071571570369253154372214291136862663543400328269199186140939370
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
25
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
35
NNE
20
NNE
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
ononononononononononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
onononcross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:48AM
1.47
7:15PM
1.43
7:35AM
1.46
8:01PM
1.45
8:20AM
1.45
8:46PM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:06PM
0.17
1:27AM
0.20
1:52PM
0.16
2:15AM
0.20
2:36PM
0.17
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sun
05
Sunrise--7:22-------7:22-------7:24-----
Sunset-----7:00------6:59-------6:57---
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141414141515151414141415161616151515161617171816
Feels °C (?)111112131312121111111111111010111313141314121515
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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