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Aurora Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 09 Jan 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
19.6° C
 (Which is 1.2°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 9PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)--
Afternoon (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.4
ENE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
E
0.5
NE
0.2
S
0.3
ENE
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.9
NNE
0.5
NE
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)1615151478763118101010881010121212558
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)201717141511875101318302921201717262524421111
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
15
NE
5
NE
5
N
5
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
WSW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		onglassglassglassononcross-
on		ononcross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:51PM
1.42
12:12PM
1.49
12:42AM
1.38
1:00PM
1.42
1:31AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:01AM
0.18
6:33PM
0.16
6:50AM
0.25
7:20PM
0.21
7:39AM
0.30
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-----5:52-------5:54-------5:54--
Sunset-8:37-------8:37-------8:36------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252323222120212425272827252527313331262524222418
Feels °C (?)232123232219192223252625212122283028212120182312
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