Aurora Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 24 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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Aurora Point today?

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 12PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
Period(s) (?)1099915141414131313131212121266666677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)108101817872106103107102989693878381798796115184271253302342
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:51AM
1.57
11:21PM
1.62
11:45AM
1.54
12:16AM
1.60
12:42PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:47AM
0.07
5:09PM
0.05
5:41AM
0.09
6:03PM
0.07
6:37AM
0.12
6:58PM
0.10
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise--7:13-------7:13-------7:15-----
Sunset-----7:14-------7:13-------7:10--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151415161717171616161718181817171717171717171717
Feels °C (?)131213131313131314141515141413131212111110101010
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