Aurora Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 27 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
19.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Aurora Point today?

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 11PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 27). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)--
Afternoon (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1.4
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
0.4
S
0.4
ESE
0.3
NE
2.4
S
2.5
S
3
S
Period(s) (?)99966666666777774513711788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2525251501761611451261168842615957424631325517185879621009
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
15
WNW
45
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
45
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
onononononononcrossoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:26AM
1.53
3:52PM
1.44
4:26AM
1.53
4:52PM
1.44
5:24AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:07PM
0.14
9:44AM
0.19
10:06PM
0.14
10:45AM
0.18
11:05PM
0.14
11:43AM
0.17
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise-----6:48-------6:50-------6:50--
Sunset-7:52-------7:51-------7:50------
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--1111------------1-1223
Temp. °C181817171616161616171616151516181819181613131214
Feels °C (?)1414121212111212131514131111121413151784534
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