Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.7° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 7PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (06 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, near gales from the SW by Mon night).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
10
0.3
S
18
0.4
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
17
0.4
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
1
NNE
6
0.7
S
9
1.7
S
8
2.1
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
2
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
58
98
197
190
138
89
49
46
45
66
76
415
677
829
1473
1521
1374
1076
682
519
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
WNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
25
N
20
N
35
W
30
WNW
35
WSW
55
SW
55
SW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:52PM1.53m
1:17AM1.45m
1:52PM1.53m
2:18AM1.45m
2:52PM1.55m
Low Tide
6:36AM0.14m
7:11PM0.18m
7:33AM0.14m
8:11PM0.18m
8:32AM0.13m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
3
2
3
2
2
1
Temp °C
14
16
17
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
12
12
12
11
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
11
14
13
11
10
10
11
13
12
13
6
6
6
1
-3
-1
0
2
2
2
4
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