Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.6° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 5AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (21 Oct)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
1
1
2
3
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
SSE
11
1.2
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1160
967
733
694
483
425
341
274
251
202
610
736
582
475
353
266
171
164
158
154
120
123
94
132
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
W
0
E
10
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
5
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
ESE
10
SSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SE
10
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:03AM1.23m
2:27PM1.32m
2:53AM1.23m
3:16PM1.33m
3:44AM1.26m
4:05PM1.35m
Low Tide
8:12AM0.36m
8:48PM0.35m
9:01AM0.35m
9:36PM0.32m
9:51AM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:11
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7:32
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Temp °C
11
11
11
12
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
15
16
16
17
17
15
13
12
13
15
15
14
15
Feels °C
8
9
10
12
12
12
12
12
13
11
11
12
12
12
15
15
11
10
8
9
13
12
11
11
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