Aurora Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 18 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
17.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Aurora Point today?

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 8AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (19 Apr)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.9
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.7
NNE
1.8
NNE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.8
S
1
S
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)776799988888888888888101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1151351381845482262113564441011019395122125122113138122119128144194279
Wind
(km/h)
35
N
40
N
40
N
35
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
5
N
5
W
15
S
5
NNW
10
W
15
SW
10
SW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
15
NE
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:30PM
1.58
6:52AM
1.58
7:23PM
1.65
7:46AM
1.60
8:16PM
1.68
8:40AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:46AM
0.08
1:10PM
0.02
1:40AM
0.05
2:02PM
-0.01
2:36AM
0.03
2:56PM
-0.01
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise----6:39-------6:39-------6:41---
Sunset------5:34-------5:32-------5:31-
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--1-94--------1162------
Temp. °C191917181616191918171717161715141415151515171817
Feels °C (?)131210131415161616151617141714121314131211131614
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