Aurora Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 10 Feb 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
20.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Aurora Point today?

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 9AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (10 Feb)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (10 Feb)3ft (0.9m)14s

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

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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)131313141313141313121212111111111010101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15717022529328928031527620219013813412311682797572717047434240
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
35
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:10PM
1.34
1:39AM
1.34
1:57PM
1.30
2:27AM
1.32
2:45PM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:04AM
0.31
7:26PM
0.29
7:51AM
0.35
8:11PM
0.32
8:39AM
0.38
8:58PM
0.34
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
Sunrise-6:28-------6:28-------6:30------
Sunset-----8:15-------8:14-------8:13--
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1------------------
Temp. °C181819191919191918181919202019191818191920201919
Feels °C (?)161616151313141717171918202021211920201818181617
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