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Aurora Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 20 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 4AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (20 Jan)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (20 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
0.9
SSE
1
S
1
S
1
S
2.1
ENE
2.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
4
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
4.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)8888777777777141414147789101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)52248146945242637533732735834835231134834942942941741975813922852476060705670
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
50
NE
55
NE
70
NE
70
NE
70
NE
40
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:20PM
1.32
7:48AM
1.44
8:05PM
1.33
8:31AM
1.47
8:49PM
1.35
9:14AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:32AM
0.24
2:08PM
0.28
2:17AM
0.22
2:53PM
0.25
3:01AM
0.20
3:37PM
0.21
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise---6:03-------6:03-------6:05----
Sunset-------8:32-------8:31-------8:31
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------487141371
Temp. °C181717171718181818171718181818191817181817182021
Feels °C (?)131212111213131313121213121212131210119671017
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