Aurora Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 21 Jan 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
20.1° C
(Which is 1.3°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 4PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (21 Jan)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (21 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
4
4
3
2
1
2
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
E
1.9
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
4
ENE
4.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.3
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)777788910111110101010101099999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)333352407686964149026333710402119332131153512831066771600502427367367320230192155
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
40
NE
45
NE
50
ENE
50
NE
55
ENE
65
NE
55
NE
45
NE
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
W
5
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
ENE
5
W
15
W
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:31AM
1.47
8:49PM
1.35
9:14AM
1.48
9:34PM
1.36
9:57AM
1.49
10:19PM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:53PM
0.25
3:01AM
0.20
3:37PM
0.21
3:46AM
0.19
4:20PM
0.19
4:32AM
0.19
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunrise-------6:05-------6:07-------6:07
Sunset---8:31-------8:31-------8:30----
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
44678131552---------------
Temp. °C171716161717182021202223222020192223252421191817
Feels °C (?)1211989881316202324222120172122262318151312
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