
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 2PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, near gales from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
640 | 757 | 684 | 584 | 706 | 504 | 504 | 697 | 1111 | 2445 | 2338 | 2704 | 4178 | 5450 | 4568 | 4501 | 3820 | 2721 | 1913 | 1887 | 1320 | 1300 | 1657 | 986 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:42AM1.35m | 00:02AM1.43m | 12:34PM1.39m | 00:54AM1.44m | 1:29PM1.45m | 1:50AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54PM0.26m | 6:24AM0.20m | 6:46PM0.25m | 7:15AM0.17m | 7:42PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | |
— | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 |
640 | 757 | 684 | 584 | 706 | 504 | 504 | 504 | 443 | 449 | 449 | 384 | 414 | 392 | 392 | 279 | 71 | 69 | 442 | 449 | 1320 | 1300 | 1169 | 244 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 8 | S 10 | NNE 8 | E 10 | NE 9 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | — | SSW 18 | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 |
25 | 61 | 88 | 84 | 51 | 49 | 275 | 408 | 23 | 504 | 39 | 18 | 18 | 97 | 74 | — | 184 | — | — | 157 | 377 | 95 | 95 | 42 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 19 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SSW 16 | S 21 |
64 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 7 | 62 | 25 | 25 | 56 | 59 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 121 | 160 | 36 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | — | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | SSE 9 |
6 | 13 | 14 | 44 | 110 | 222 | — | 697 | 1111 | 2445 | 2338 | 2704 | 4178 | 5450 | 4568 | 4501 | 3820 | 2721 | 1913 | 1887 | 659 | 470 | 1657 | 986 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 142 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 267 | 164 | 164 | 102 | 92 | 92 |
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