Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
12.1°C
1.6° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 12AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Mon night).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
1
1
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
12
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.8
S
8
1.2
S
9
1.3
S
9
1
S
15
2
S
14
2
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
274
273
217
210
167
153
115
78
56
38
33
33
34
78
220
262
446
1509
1575
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
WNW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross
High Tide
1:30AM1.29m
2:00PM1.33m
2:19AM1.27m
2:49PM1.33m
Low Tide
7:24PM0.36m
7:42AM0.33m
8:13PM0.38m
8:30AM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
13
11
12
12
13
15
15
16
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
14
Feels °C
12
11
8
6
7
7
7
8
9
11
6
6
5
5
8
8
6
7
11
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