Aurora Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 19 Apr 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
17.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Aurora Point today?

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 1PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (19 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (19 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
2.3
NNE
2.2
NNE
1.2
NE
1.7
NNE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
S
1.6
S
1.9
S
2.4
S
2.4
S
3
S
Period(s) (?)688898777888888888101111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16228970468323133093968695919111912211910510587175564835132613202108
Wind
(km/h)
40
N
40
NNE
15
N
15
N
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
NW
5
NNW
15
NNE
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
ESE
15
NE
35
W
20
W
15
NNW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoncross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:52AM
1.58
7:23PM
1.65
7:46AM
1.60
8:16PM
1.68
8:40AM
1.60
9:10PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:46AM
0.08
1:10PM
0.02
1:40AM
0.05
2:02PM
-0.01
2:36AM
0.03
2:56PM
-0.01
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise--6:39-------6:39-------6:41-----
Sunset----5:34-------5:32-------5:31---
light rain
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
2-63-------1-134122-----1
Temp. °C181817171919181716171616161515141414151514141413
Feels °C (?)1212151515171615141714151513141281112109111211
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