Aurora Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 10 May 2026 NZST
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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
16.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Aurora Point today?

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 10AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (10 May)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (10 May)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
3
3
2
4
!
4
4
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1
S
16
1.9
S
15
2.3
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
826
787
655
603
583
486
477
1576
2197
2542
2747
2863
2859
2436
2257
1890
1561
1264
1121
878
724
584
497
418
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
WNW
15
W
10
N
5
E
25
SW
30
SSW
50
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
10
NW
15
N
20
N
15
N
5
N
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
20
WSW
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:53AM1.24m
00:16AM1.35m
12:41PM1.24m
1:03AM1.36m
1:31PM1.27m
Low Tide
5:55AM0.34m
6:04PM0.33m
6:40AM0.32m
6:50PM0.32m
7:27AM0.29m
7:40PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
7:00
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:07
5:07
5:06
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
15
16
17
17
16
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
11
14
14
14
14
13
12
10
11
14
16
13
10
3
3
4
4
5
5
8
9
8
6
5
7
13
11
11
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
2.5
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
Energy kJ
826
787
655
603
583
486
447
380
373
303
249
2863
2859
2436
2257
1890
1561
1264
1121
878
724
584
497
418
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.5
S
16
1
S
16
1.7
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
S
16
Energy kJ
30
28
28
26
11
129
477
657
553
450
194
187
144
141
136
100
98
96
70
94
94
92
264
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.4
NE
4
0.4
SSE
17
0.7
E
9
Energy kJ
50
20
19
19
26
14
14
31
30
29
47
44
25
3
100
87
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.6
SW
3
1.9
S
15
2.3
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
3
SSW
14
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.3
SSW
2
Energy kJ
5
4
7
1576
2197
2542
2747
3937
4
6
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
4
4
1
4
4
1
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
1
Distance (km)
9
9
4
7
0
0
41
96
92
94
94
116
100
0
0
7
9
9
7
0
0
0
0
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
5
5
8
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
4
4
5
9
9
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
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