Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 9AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon morning, light winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 14 | S 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 252 | 504 | 529 | 476 | 547 | 476 | 515 | 515 | 599 | 590 | 669 | 809 | 892 | 908 | 816 | 2326 | 2891 | 2290 | 2075 | 1915 | 1915 | 1622 | 1551 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:56AM1.29m | 3:27PM1.34m | 3:44AM1.28m | 4:14PM1.36m | 4:31AM1.29m | 5:01PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07AM0.32m | 9:38PM0.38m | 9:54AM0.32m | 10:27PM0.37m | 10:42AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | -1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | E 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 252 | 309 | 529 | 361 | 547 | 444 | 515 | 515 | 599 | 590 | 669 | 703 | 799 | 828 | 816 | 2326 | 2319 | 2290 | 2075 | 1915 | 1915 | 1622 | 1551 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | S 16 | ESE 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 108 | 106 | 20 | 85 | 17 | 42 | 16 | 15 | 29 | 27 | 12 | — | 68 | 34 | 63 | 34 | 93 | 52 | 26 | 44 | 40 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | E 13 | — | — | — | SSW 15 | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 25 | 19 | 55 | — | — | — | 21 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 13 | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 517 | 504 | 478 | 476 | 476 | 476 | 418 | 373 | 374 | 391 | 466 | 809 | 892 | 908 | 773 | 798 | 2891 | — | 99 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 58 | 41 | 96 | 210 | 96 | 86 | 4 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 102 | 103 | 92 | 92 | 88 | 88 | 92 | 92 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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