Aurora Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 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
19.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Aurora Point today?

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 12AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)--
Afternoon (02 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (02 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSE
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)131313131312121212121212171616151413131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1174103795795783881282071571570369253154372214291136862663543400328269199150
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:26PM
1.41
6:48AM
1.47
7:15PM
1.43
7:35AM
1.46
8:01PM
1.45
8:20AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:37AM
0.20
1:06PM
0.17
1:27AM
0.20
1:52PM
0.16
2:15AM
0.20
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise------7:22-------7:22-------7:24-
Sunset-7:01-------7:00------6:59-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151414141313131414141514131414151616161515151617
Feels °C (?)11101111101112131111121110111011119111112131415
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