Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
12.5°C
1.1° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 2AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the NNE by Sun morning).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
17
1.7
S
17
1.6
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.6
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1680
1641
1305
1589
1263
1060
733
599
499
405
406
333
274
246
193
186
176
197
140
Wind (km/h)
10
E
20
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
NE
10
N
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:13PM1.39m
5:32AM1.31m
5:58PM1.42m
6:18AM1.34m
6:42PM1.45m
Low Tide
11:30PM0.30m
11:42AM0.26m
00:16AM0.26m
12:29PM0.23m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
14
16
14
13
13
14
14
15
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
10
7
5
5
5
6
7
9
12
9
7
8
9
9
10
12
11
13
11
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