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Aurora Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 20 Aug 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today?
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 1AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 2021 | 1800 | 1596 | 1440 | 1235 | 1124 | 1000 | 1275 | 1434 | 1231 | 1171 | 975 | 1088 | 3103 | 1329 | 1131 | 949 | 790 | 692 | 598 | 563 | 608 | 998 | 968 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:26AM 1.43 | 3:59PM 1.52 | 4:23AM 1.42 | 4:55PM 1.53 | 5:18AM 1.42 | 5:47PM 1.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:19PM 0.21 | 9:39AM 0.16 | 10:17PM 0.20 | 10:36AM 0.16 | 11:13PM 0.19 | 11:30AM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Gisborne and Mahia
The wind is still offshore at Aurora Point (fresh winds from the SSW at Mahia Automatic Weather Station 3 km from Aurora Point). 3.7m 9s swell from the S with a 1.7m 9s swell from the ESE. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
2 h 21 min ago
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