Aurora Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 21 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
20.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Aurora Point today?

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 7AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 21). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (21 Feb)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (21 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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

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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.9
S
0.9
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
ENE
1.3
S
1
S
0.4
S
0.9
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)9999998811111110101099886615131211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10478765553529310030026922017512890603835201417467276628536
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
40
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
E
30
ENE
35
NE
35
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
10
WSW
5
ENE
20
NE
10
NE
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
S
10
E
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:10PM
1.45
9:32AM
1.54
9:58PM
1.48
10:19AM
1.54
10:47PM
1.51
11:09AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:23AM
0.14
3:53PM
0.11
4:12AM
0.13
4:40PM
0.09
5:02AM
0.13
5:29PM
0.09
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise---6:41-------6:41-------6:43----
Sunset-------8:00-------8:00-------7:58
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C211716161617181818171616171920201917171616161718
Feels °C (?)15911131515131112131213141816181411131314151514
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