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Aurora Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 17 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
18.4° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Aurora Point today?

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 11AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (17 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (17 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
E
1.5
E
1.9
E
3.5
ENE
3
E
3.5
E
Period(s) (?)151515141313131212121211111111577667101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)548459452366350340256184178134938582575639309398187378275722582454
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
WSW
5
S
10
E
20
ENE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
0
E
10
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		glasscrosscross-
on		onononononononcross-
on		onononglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:04AM
1.38
5:26PM
1.31
5:53AM
1.42
6:17PM
1.36
6:41AM
1.47
7:06PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:21AM
0.30
11:36PM
0.26
12:11PM
0.24
12:27AM
0.21
1:00PM
0.18
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise--7:05-------7:07-------7:07-----
Sunset-----7:24-------7:23-------7:22--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------1127522
Temp. °C161616161818171616151617181818171718181717171717
Feels °C (?)161617151614121212121313141416161918161413121212
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