Aurora Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 23 Mar 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
18.4° C
(Which is 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 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (23 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
1.2
ENE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010999151414141313613121277
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23623621318519216716316010810199817210610310710298969387828179
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onononcross-
on
ononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:59AM
1.58
10:28PM
1.62
10:51AM
1.57
11:21PM
1.62
11:45AM
1.54
12:16AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:54AM
0.07
4:17PM
0.04
4:47AM
0.07
5:09PM
0.05
5:41AM
0.09
6:03PM
0.07
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise--7:11-------7:13-------7:13-----
Sunset-----7:15-------7:14-------7:13--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141414151515151515141516171616161616161717171717
Feels °C (?)141413141312121212111213121112131414141413131314
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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