Aurora Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 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
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Aurora Point today?

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 12AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)--
Afternoon (01 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (01 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
!
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
1.9
SSE
0.9
S
2
S
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
S
2.1
S
1.9
SSE
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)10616151414131312131313131212121212121217161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)37284412173534692736186214911155103795795783883382071571570369253153772212781133
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSE
40
SSE
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:34PM
1.40
5:58AM
1.47
6:26PM
1.41
6:48AM
1.47
7:15PM
1.43
7:35AM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:44PM
0.20
12:17PM
0.18
12:37AM
0.20
1:06PM
0.17
1:27AM
0.20
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise------7:20-------7:22-------7:22-
Sunset-7:02-------7:01-------7:00------
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
111---------------------
Temp. °C161515151414141415141414131313141414141413131415
Feels °C (?)97910999911101111101111131110910991010
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