Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
12.6° C
1.3° 

Aurora Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (10 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 11PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)--
Afternoon (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu morning).

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SE
12
1
SE
12
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
8
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
122
117
98
144
278
355
298
229
229
204
301
245
237
226
191
133
408
392
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
N
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SSW
10
S
0
SSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:08PM1.56m
3:32AM1.49m
4:08PM1.60m
4:32AM1.51m
5:06PM1.64m
Low Tide
9:25PM0.16m
9:47AM0.08m
10:26PM0.13m
10:46AM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
12
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
11
11
9
8
5
5
4
5
6
9
10
11
11
10
7
5
6
6
6
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