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Aurora Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 03 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
20.3° C
 (Which is 1.1°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 11AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (03 Feb)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (03 Feb)2ft (0.6m)7s

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

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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Fri
06
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NE
1.1
NE
0.4
SSE
1.2
NNE
1.5
NNE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
2.4
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
Period(s) (?)7711111187101010109999999988888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)62122433114994533482525348761062874777645617513572322274253193160
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
45
SW
45
SSW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		ononcross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:33AM
1.63
7:57PM
1.51
8:26AM
1.63
8:50PM
1.50
9:16AM
1.60
9:41PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:16AM
0.06
1:54PM
0.09
2:11AM
0.06
2:47PM
0.08
3:03AM
0.07
3:38PM
0.08
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Fri
06
Sunrise-6:20-------6:20-------6:22------
Sunset-----8:22-------8:21-------8:20--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------1-1-----------
Temp. °C232424252624221918171717171717171616161617171616
Feels °C (?)222524242521191615101011101111121212121315151414
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