Aurora Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 05 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
15.4° 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 4AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (05 Nov)3ft (0.9m)14s

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

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Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.3
S
0.5
S
0.7
S
1
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)11101010914141414141313121211111111111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)575033314132107203423569609564425341307303303245240187180180128130
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
5
N
5
SW
5
S
10
ESE
15
NE
15
NE
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NE
15
ESE
15
NE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:44AM
1.55
6:07PM
1.58
6:40AM
1.63
7:03PM
1.62
7:35AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:29PM
0.07
11:56AM
0.10
12:24AM
0.01
12:55PM
0.05
1:19AM
-0.03
1:53PM
0.01
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Sunrise---5:54-------5:54-------5:52----
Sunset-------7:47-------7:49-------7:50
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171716151415161615151515161617181917171618201718
Feels °C (?)141413131311121212131414151414161815161518181517
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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