Aurora Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 23 Feb 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
20.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Aurora Point today?

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 9PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (23 Feb)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (23 Feb)5ft (1.6m)11s

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

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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
S
0.9
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.9
SE
1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)141312111110109898888710777710101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)372761013792507340220160103769065598270726996105106261256211161
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
10
SE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NW
0
WSW
15
S
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
15
E
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:09AM
1.54
11:38PM
1.53
12:00PM
1.52
12:31AM
1.54
12:55PM
1.50
1:27AM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:29PM
0.09
5:55AM
0.13
6:20PM
0.10
6:49AM
0.15
7:13PM
0.11
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise-------6:43-------6:45-------6:46
Sunset---7:58-------7:57-------7:55----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161616161616161617181917171717171616171717171617
Feels °C (?)111212141313141518161413131313141415151312121214
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