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Aurora Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 17 Jan 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
20.2° C
 (Which is 1.4°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 1PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (17 Jan)5ft (1.5m)8s

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

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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.8
ENE
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.9
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SE
2
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
Period(s) (?)1286788899999998888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)747294146234311364373476508553599677714651557502452424424424424429402
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
35
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:32AM
1.36
5:48PM
1.29
6:19AM
1.39
6:35PM
1.31
7:04AM
1.42
7:20PM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:45AM
0.37
12:00AM
0.30
12:34PM
0.34
12:47AM
0.27
1:22PM
0.31
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise-6:00-------6:01-------6:01------
Sunset-----8:34-------8:34-------8:32--
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part cloud
cloud
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---1------1121--11------
Temp. °C171717161717171616161616161717171616171717171716
Feels °C (?)141413111212121010101111101112121111121212121211
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