Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
12.6°C
1.0° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 6PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (29 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
NE
9
0.7
NE
8
0.8
NE
9
0.5
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
17
0.9
S
17
0.9
S
16
1.8
S
14
2
S
13
2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
193
189
176
197
140
138
138
133
90
62
38
70
93
83
119
214
443
432
1334
1318
1238
Wind (km/h)
25
N
15
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
25
WSW
20
W
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
20
NW
35
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:18AM1.34m
6:42PM1.45m
7:03AM1.37m
7:25PM1.47m
7:48AM1.41m
8:09PM1.49m
Low Tide
12:29PM0.23m
1:01AM0.22m
1:15PM0.20m
1:46AM0.18m
2:02PM0.19m
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
17
16
14
14
13
13
12
13
14
16
15
14
14
14
12
13
13
15
15
14
Feels °C
10
14
12
10
10
9
10
9
11
10
11
10
10
8
9
8
10
9
12
10
6
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