Aurora Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 12 Nov 2025 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
17.5° C
(Which is 1.9°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 8PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)--
Afternoon (12 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (12 Nov)2ft (0.6m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
1.8
NE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
3
NE
2.2
NE
1.8
ENE
2.4
NE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
ENE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)777677888888888888899999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)535136200431568862603404773370280250240240239239239284340364372388383
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
25
NE
35
NE
50
NE
55
NE
40
NNE
25
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
20
NNE
15
NW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
S
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
W
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:42AM
1.44
1:09PM
1.54
1:40AM
1.39
2:04PM
1.47
2:37AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:36PM
0.11
6:53AM
0.15
7:32PM
0.16
7:48AM
0.21
8:26PM
0.20
8:43AM
0.26
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunrise-----5:47-------5:46-------5:45--
Sunset-7:55-------7:57-------7:58------
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1--1-------------1------
Temp. °C151516171717191818191916151515161616161515151919
Feels °C (?)14121110811161312161614131314141315141313111515
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