Aurora Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 23 May 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
15.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Aurora Point today?

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 7PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (23 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (23 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
17
1.5
S
17
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
117
202
187
178
132
121
198
427
719
740
801
874
1204
1328
1342
1398
1314
1248
978
938
899
722
700
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
10
NNW
5
WSW
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:12AM1.49m
11:40PM1.60m
12:11PM1.44m
00:36AM1.53m
1:09PM1.40m
1:31AM1.47m
Low Tide
5:25PM0.09m
6:04AM0.10m
6:21PM0.15m
6:59AM0.14m
7:17PM0.21m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:11
7:11
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:57
4:55
1
3
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
9
10
11
10
11
10
11
10
9
8
7
8
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
17
1.5
S
17
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
13
Energy kJ
92
90
202
187
178
121
88
198
427
719
740
801
874
1204
1328
1342
1398
1314
1248
978
938
899
722
700
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
13
0.7
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
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
Energy kJ
64
117
86
107
100
132
121
83
180
180
176
176
133
133
133
133
102
102
102
102
102
104
104
106
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
11
0.3
ENE
12
0.1
SE
8
0.5
ENE
11
0.4
S
14
0.1
SE
11
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSW
17
1
ENE
10
0.1
S
19
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
Energy kJ
84
42
2
5
29
3
69
63
5
39
476
212
7
3
3
5
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
Energy kJ
2
2
11
33
40
43
4
6
11
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
3
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
41
96
1
1
0
0
0
4
8
8
8
9
9
14
9
7
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
8
4
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Aurora Point surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest