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Aurora Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 13 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today?
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 6AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 47 | 47 | 27 | 360 | 454 | 1557 | 2331 | 3668 | 3741 | 3144 | 2354 | 1775 | 1274 | 990 | 883 | 705 | 540 | 442 | 373 | 253 | 189 | 169 | 165 | 106 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:22PM 1.58 | 10:53AM 1.61 | 11:18PM 1.54 | 11:50AM 1.58 | 12:16AM 1.49 | 12:48PM 1.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:41AM 0.04 | 5:12PM 0.09 | 5:35AM 0.08 | 6:09PM 0.13 | 6:31AM 0.12 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Gisborne and Mahia
Cross-shore wind has turned cross-on at Blacks Reef (fresh winds from the W at Mahia Automatic Weather Station 15 km from Blacks Reef). 2.3m 6s windswell from the SW which is too big for here.
Actual: 41 min ago
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