Aurora Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 13 May 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
16.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Aurora Point today?

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 5PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 23s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (13 May)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (13 May)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
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!
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3
3
3
5
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
15
2.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
13
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.1
S
13
2.3
S
12
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.8
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
13
2
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1225
2545
3060
3065
2792
2662
2655
2190
2469
1423
1544
1122
963
683
510
388
380
533
1569
1411
1335
1145
1049
1397
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
30
S
35
S
30
S
35
S
25
S
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:25PM1.32m
2:46AM1.42m
3:20PM1.40m
3:41AM1.47m
4:15PM1.49m
4:37AM1.52m
Low Tide
8:16AM0.25m
8:33PM0.27m
9:07AM0.19m
9:29PM0.22m
9:59AM0.13m
10:27PM0.17m
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7:01
7:01
7:03
7:03
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5:06
5:05
5:04
5:02
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
12
12
12
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
8
9
7
7
8
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
9
8
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
15
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
12
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
S
15
0.7
S
17
1
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.8
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
Energy kJ
1225
42
42
42
43
42
41
41
1806
1423
1194
25
25
27
28
106
297
533
1569
1411
1335
1145
1049
1003
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.2
S
24
0.2
SSW
24
0.3
SSW
23
0.4
S
22
0.3
S
21
0.4
S
20
0.4
S
20
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
NE
10
0.3
S
16
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
11
Energy kJ
61
47
55
104
145
81
121
119
41
26
25
7
4
45
29
47
49
49
50
52
57
59
85
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
26
0.1
SE
16
0.1
NE
10
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
S
18
0.1
SE
13
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
20
0.5
S
18
Energy kJ
13
10
4
9
8
4
3
62
56
7
3
8
163
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
5
2.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
13
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
12
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
2
S
13
Energy kJ
113
2545
3060
3065
2792
2662
2655
2190
2469
1544
1122
963
683
510
388
380
325
1397
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
5
4
1
1
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
76
111
160
103
92
92
92
92
0
103
160
111
41
0
41
41
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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