Aurora Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 24 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
15.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Aurora Point today?

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 12AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (25 May)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (25 May)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
17
1.6
S
17
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1.1
S
12
0.8
SSE
18
1.6
SSE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
740
801
747
1381
1519
1502
1398
1330
1248
1108
925
886
722
700
599
581
476
447
373
503
373
365
408
1596
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
0
SSE
5
SW
5
WNW
10
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
N
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:36AM1.53m
1:09PM1.40m
1:31AM1.47m
2:05PM1.37m
2:24AM1.41m
Low Tide
6:21PM0.15m
6:59AM0.14m
7:17PM0.21m
7:52AM0.17m
8:11PM0.26m
8:42AM0.21m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:57
4:55
4:55
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
14
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
9
9
10
11
12
11
10
9
8
7
7
7
8
8
9
9
10
9
10
10
9
9
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
17
1.6
S
17
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1.1
S
12
1
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
17
Energy kJ
740
801
747
1381
1519
1502
1398
1330
1248
1108
925
886
722
700
599
581
476
447
373
503
373
365
105
1596
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
1
S
12
1.4
SSE
11
Energy kJ
143
143
136
136
133
133
102
102
102
102
102
104
104
106
108
110
115
119
85
85
83
82
270
478
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSW
17
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.4
S
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.1
NE
10
0.8
SSE
18
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
45
476
7
8
7
3
3
3
2
11
23
135
123
126
81
85
4
408
78
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
NE
4
0.3
SW
2
0.6
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
1
S
6
Energy kJ
39
40
2
5
1
3
1
24
45
33
29
86
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
4
Distance (km)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
9
9
9
14
9
7
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
7
7
7
6
8
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
9
9
9
9
8
8
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