Aurora Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 04 Apr 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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Aurora Point today?

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 9PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (04 Apr)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
1
ENE
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
E
1.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)1211956599991010101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1991481589488745961141141210248242230276416394386424426573650509628
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
20
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
15
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:20AM
1.45
8:46PM
1.46
9:04AM
1.43
9:29PM
1.46
9:48AM
1.41
10:12PM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:36PM
0.17
3:01AM
0.21
3:19PM
0.19
3:45AM
0.23
4:02PM
0.22
4:29AM
0.25
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise--------7:24-------7:26-------
Sunset--6:57-------6:55-------6:53-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------1-----11
Temp. °C151617171716151516171818171717171718181817171717
Feels °C (?)121312111214141415151514131313141414141513131213
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