Aurora Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 22 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: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (22 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (22 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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

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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.6
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
Period(s) (?)11111110101099881413101212111010998888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)300269220172159118815335493230678838806064102732071588389103140
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
WSW
5
NE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSE
10
ENE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
5
NW
15
SSW
25
S
40
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crossglassoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:58PM
1.48
10:19AM
1.54
10:47PM
1.51
11:09AM
1.54
11:38PM
1.53
12:00PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:12AM
0.13
4:40PM
0.09
5:02AM
0.13
5:29PM
0.09
5:55AM
0.13
6:20PM
0.10
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise---6:41-------6:43-------6:43----
Sunset-------8:00-------7:58-------7:57
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181716161719192019181717161617171716171718192017
Feels °C (?)131312131418161717151314121314151413161618171611
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