Aurora Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 24 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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Aurora Point today?

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 11PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)--
Afternoon (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.5
S
14
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
1.7
S
16
2
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
140
117
108
96
115
127
125
118
125
195
569
655
811
765
590
475
365
294
304
295
295
229
1508
2131
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
SSW
10
SSE
5
NE
15
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
E
5
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:58PM1.59m
12:27PM1.45m
00:56AM1.54m
1:27PM1.41m
1:54AM1.49m
Low Tide
5:42PM0.09m
6:21AM0.12m
6:39PM0.14m
7:18AM0.15m
7:37PM0.19m
8:15AM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
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6:45
6:46
6:47
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5:28
5:25
5:24
5:23
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
15
18
17
16
15
16
15
15
15
10
11
10
9
8
9
9
11
11
11
9
10
10
10
12
13
16
15
13
11
13
12
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
9
1.2
S
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
1.7
S
16
2
S
16
Energy kJ
140
117
108
90
115
127
125
118
125
101
569
655
811
765
590
475
365
294
304
295
295
228
1508
2131
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
S
12
0.7
S
14
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.7
S
15
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
11
Energy kJ
86
86
61
54
51
86
56
50
77
195
10
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
229
6
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
E
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
5
0.2
E
10
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
20
43
68
96
90
20
11
11
6
12
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
8
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.1
N
6
0.3
N
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.3
S
2
0.4
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
3
15
31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
9
9
7
7
7
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
85
88
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
6
5
5
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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