Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 11PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 179 | 116 | 119 | 178 | 157 | 114 | 78 | 91 | 135 | 127 | 113 | 109 | 125 | 178 | 234 | 205 | 249 | 229 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:18PM1.56m | 8:47AM1.65m | 9:10PM1.57m | 9:39AM1.67m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33AM0.04m | 3:06PM0.07m | 3:26AM0.02m | 4:01PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 179 | 116 | 89 | 178 | 157 | 114 | 78 | 49 | 135 | 127 | 113 | 78 | 121 | 178 | 234 | 181 | 131 | 229 | 167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | S 13 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 16 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 15 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 85 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 54 | 50 | 27 | 14 | 109 | 125 | 1 | 1 | 205 | 249 | 26 | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | N 9 | S 13 | E 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 17 | S 17 | E 13 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 11 | E 14 | E 11 | NE 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 119 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 52 | 91 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | S 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 25 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 137 | 264 | 138 | 175 | 302 | — | 100 | 277 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 58 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 96 | 0 | 41 | 41 |
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