Aurora Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 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
17.2° C
(Which is 1.5°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 6PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (18 Nov)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (18 Nov)7ft (2.2m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
ENE
1.8
NE
3.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)88888888888991010111111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4506026346345685336726196346506657148935772263458458389650584573480365295
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
40
NNE
40
NE
40
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
45
NE
40
NNE
35
NNE
40
NE
30
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
5
WNW
10
E
20
ESE
10
SE
5
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
0
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononononononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:25PM
1.33
5:55AM
1.36
6:10PM
1.34
6:38AM
1.39
6:54PM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:17AM
0.33
11:39PM
0.26
12:05PM
0.32
12:23AM
0.26
12:51PM
0.31
1:06AM
0.26
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sunrise-------5:41-------5:41-------5:41
Sunset---8:02-------8:04-------8:05----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------13-62----------
Temp. °C171818181717171718171717171818202224212119192020
Feels °C (?)131112111112111113111213111517202323182119182021
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