Aurora Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 28 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
19.9° 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: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (28 Feb)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (28 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
1.1
ENE
1.2
NE
1.1
NNE
0.6
ENE
0.2
ENE
2.4
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3.5
S
4
S
4
S
4
S
4
S
Period(s) (?)6666787777455511788999101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14513711655595857574343426761171160310341188148619042449307532663130
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
NE
35
NNE
25
NNE
5
W
45
SW
45
SSW
50
SSW
45
SW
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
50
SW
50
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
onononononononcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:52PM
1.44
4:26AM
1.53
4:52PM
1.44
5:24AM
1.54
5:50PM
1.44
6:20AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:44AM
0.19
10:06PM
0.14
10:45AM
0.18
11:05PM
0.14
11:43AM
0.17
12:02AM
0.13
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise-------6:50-------6:50-------6:52
Sunset---7:51-------7:50-------7:47----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
------------1-1212122222
Temp. °C161616171616151516171818191614121214131313121312
Feels °C (?)1212131513131111121212141976233221121
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