Aurora Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 25 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 4PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
1.5
ESE
1.9
E
1.9
E
Period(s) (?)131312121212666677777777778888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)96938783817990131193249311367430494522544559455387417474286489513
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
50
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:45AM
1.54
12:16AM
1.60
12:42PM
1.50
1:13AM
1.57
1:40PM
1.46
2:12AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:03PM
0.07
6:37AM
0.12
6:58PM
0.10
7:34AM
0.15
7:55PM
0.14
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise--------7:15-------7:16-------
Sunset---7:13-------7:10-------7:09----
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------1332141---11-
Temp. °C161717171717171717171717171717171616171717171717
Feels °C (?)1312121212121211101010101010101088101112141314
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