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Aurora Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
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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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Aurora Point today?
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 9AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | |
115 | 125 | 125 | 118 | 96 | 195 | 561 | 655 | 811 | 765 | 590 | 475 | 377 | 359 | 304 | 290 | 285 | 350 | 391 | 1321 | 1471 | 1310 | 1162 | 919 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 12:27PM1.45m | 00:56AM1.54m | 1:27PM1.41m | 1:54AM1.49m | 2:25PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21AM0.12m | 6:39PM0.14m | 7:18AM0.15m | 7:37PM0.19m | 8:15AM0.18m | 8:33PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:22 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 |
115 | 125 | 125 | 118 | 96 | 101 | 561 | 655 | 811 | 765 | 590 | 475 | 377 | 359 | 304 | 290 | 285 | 350 | 391 | 1321 | 1471 | 1310 | 1162 | 919 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 6 | E 10 | E 10 |
51 | 86 | 56 | 76 | 77 | 195 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 224 | 9 | 9 | 48 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | S 18 | E 9 | NE 4 | E 8 | E 10 | NE 5 | NE 8 | E 11 | NE 9 | — | E 11 | — | E 10 |
90 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 12 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | — | 9 | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | N 3 | NE 9 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | S 3 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 13 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 28 | 33 | 24 | 32 | 39 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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