Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.0° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 1AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun night, strong winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
1.1
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1327
995
794
694
671
573
544
460
478
412
375
245
186
186
151
100
94
71
61
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
E
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
30
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:06AM1.46m
1:38PM1.55m
2:06AM1.44m
2:38PM1.53m
Low Tide
7:22AM0.13m
8:00PM0.16m
8:20AM0.15m
8:59PM0.16m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
11
10
10
11
10
11
11
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11
11
10
10
9
10
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
6
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7
7
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5
5
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4
4
5
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