Aurora Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 14 Feb 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
20.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Aurora Point today?

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 9AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (14 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (14 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
1.2
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.7
E
4
S
4
S
4
S
4
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
Period(s) (?)667777788889101011111212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1811961921111181139719127727028428959628143739428442342951308634772831203515221302
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
50
SSW
60
SW
65
SW
70
SW
60
WSW
50
W
65
WNW
65
WNW
65
WNW
50
W
40
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:05AM
1.32
4:23PM
1.26
4:55AM
1.34
5:12PM
1.28
5:43AM
1.38
6:01PM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:46PM
0.34
10:18AM
0.39
10:35PM
0.33
11:09AM
0.37
11:24PM
0.30
11:59AM
0.33
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise---6:33-------6:33-------6:35----
Sunset-------8:09-------8:08-------8:07
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
3421243242254311722131----
Temp. °C212121212019181818181717161514141214151618202021
Feels °C (?)19212122221714131312875224-123610141417
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