Aurora Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 22 May 2026 NZST
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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
15.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Aurora Point today?

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 3AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (23 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (23 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
2
3
2
4
3
4
4
3
2
2
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.6
S
17
1.6
S
17
1.6
S
17
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
64
65
95
92
117
202
187
141
132
118
161
422
605
750
812
780
1484
1537
1537
1415
1330
1248
1108
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
10
SW
25
SE
20
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:44PM1.66m
11:12AM1.49m
11:40PM1.60m
12:11PM1.44m
00:36AM1.53m
1:09PM1.40m
Low Tide
5:08AM0.06m
5:25PM0.09m
6:04AM0.10m
6:21PM0.15m
6:59AM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:57
3
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
11
12
12
11
12
11
10
11
8
9
10
9
10
10
10
11
10
10
9
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.9
ENE
9
0.7
S
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
10
1.1
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.6
S
17
1.6
S
17
1.6
S
17
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
15
Energy kJ
49
64
65
95
92
90
202
187
141
121
118
161
146
605
750
812
780
1484
1537
1537
1415
1330
1248
1108
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
13
0.7
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
S
12
0.8
ENE
9
0.6
S
11
0.9
S
16
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
Energy kJ
23
23
51
48
64
117
86
107
100
132
88
83
422
146
143
53
136
133
133
133
102
102
102
102
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
16
0.3
NE
4
0.4
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
11
0.3
ENE
12
0.1
SE
8
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
S
14
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
ENE
10
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
2
5
2
53
84
42
2
5
29
3
69
99
5
2
143
48
163
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
2
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
S
5
1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
1
5
5
2
1
3
7
13
62
71
62
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
3
1
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
51
9
7
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
85
99
0
1
0
0
0
0
8
9
8
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
5
4
3
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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