Aurora Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 23 Mar 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
18.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Aurora Point today?

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 9PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (23 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
1.1
ENE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
1
ENE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)101010101010109991514141413131361212712126
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)213185192167163160108101818172106103107102989693878285797795
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:59AM
1.58
10:28PM
1.62
10:51AM
1.57
11:21PM
1.62
11:45AM
1.54
12:16AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:17PM
0.04
4:47AM
0.07
5:09PM
0.05
5:41AM
0.09
6:03PM
0.07
6:37AM
0.12
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise--------7:13-------7:13-------
Sunset---7:15-------7:14-------7:13----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141515151515141415161716161616151617171717171717
Feels °C (?)131413121213111112131311121314131313131313121312
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