Aurora Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 14 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
20.6° C
(Which is 1.2°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 9PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 14). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (14 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (14 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
2
1
1
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ENE
1
E
1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
3.5
S
4
S
4
S
4.5
S
3.5
S
4
S
4
S
3.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)777888898910111212121212111111101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)118949719022322319521517032737367245583877515044273078245715401235991802587427365
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
60
SW
65
SW
65
SW
50
WSW
50
WNW
55
NNW
60
NW
50
WNW
45
W
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
20
WSW
5
W
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:23PM
1.26
4:55AM
1.34
5:12PM
1.28
5:43AM
1.38
6:01PM
1.30
6:30AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:18AM
0.39
10:35PM
0.33
11:09AM
0.37
11:24PM
0.30
11:59AM
0.33
12:12AM
0.26
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise-------6:33-------6:35-------6:35
Sunset---8:09-------8:08-------8:07----
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
35323235311118581-------
Temp. °C202018181818171716151514141414171820201918171717
Feels °C (?)22191414141297533444281014141211131615
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