Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
12.4° C
1.4° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 5AM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)15ft (4.5m)11s
Afternoon (19 Aug)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (19 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Thu night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
0
0
0
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4
2
2
3
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
S
11
5
S
12
5
S
12
5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
15
3
S
15
2.4
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.2
S
14
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.8
S
8
2
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5488
6928
6810
5988
4935
3937
2749
4257
3294
2346
1744
1849
494
488
392
443
566
Wind (km/h)
60
SSW
60
SSW
60
S
55
S
50
S
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:19PM1.49m
10:47AM1.45m
11:07PM1.43m
11:35AM1.41m
Low Tide
4:37AM0.14m
5:00PM0.21m
5:24AM0.20m
5:48PM0.27m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
 mm
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
10
10
9
10
11
10
11
11
10
Feels °C
-5
-5
-4
-4
-3
0
-1
0
2
4
3
1
3
3
5
6
7
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