Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
12.8°C
0.9° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 4PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (10 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (10 Sep)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
3
4
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
S
19
0.6
S
19
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
17
0.8
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.8
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
72
57
48
45
75
65
91
114
247
234
224
216
214
148
147
202
342
755
989
1447
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
5
NW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
25
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
E
20
NNE
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
5
E
15
NNE
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
High Tide
4:49PM1.58m
5:16AM1.49m
5:43PM1.59m
6:10AM1.50m
6:35PM1.58m
Low Tide
10:31AM0.10m
11:08PM0.11m
11:28AM0.09m
00:03AM0.08m
12:23PM0.09m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
15
15
15
14
12
12
11
11
10
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
8
13
13
13
12
7
9
7
7
6
9
8
8
6
6
5
5
7
8
9
7
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