Aurora Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am 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
16.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Aurora Point today?

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 8AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s
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

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.6
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
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
411
338
193
143
140
117
108
112
115
127
125
125
120
144
561
655
811
754
590
475
432
359
295
290
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
0
SE
5
ENE
10
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
E
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
S
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:28AM1.50m
11:58PM1.59m
12:27PM1.45m
00:56AM1.54m
1:27PM1.41m
Low Tide
5:24AM0.08m
5:42PM0.09m
6:21AM0.12m
6:39PM0.14m
7:18AM0.15m
7:37PM0.19m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
6:45
6:46
6:47
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5:28
5:25
5:24
5:23
Temp °C
13
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
14
15
16
17
16
15
9
9
9
10
10
11
9
9
8
9
9
11
12
10
10
10
10
10
12
14
14
16
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
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
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
Energy kJ
411
338
193
143
140
117
108
112
115
127
125
125
120
101
561
655
811
754
590
475
432
359
295
290
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
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
0.6
S
14
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
NNE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
5
Energy kJ
6
6
84
95
86
86
80
54
51
86
56
50
77
144
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
1
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
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
0.2
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
NE
4
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
20
43
68
96
90
20
11
5
20
12
2
3
3
6
1
6
6
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
2
0.3
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.2
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
W
2
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
5
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
12
9
7
7
7
0
8
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
4
3
4
5
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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