Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.8° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 12PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (14 Sep)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (14 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSE
12
2.1
S
12
2
S
12
1.8
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1461
1378
1234
1070
1070
920
781
669
550
431
415
338
325
275
217
176
176
172
141
115
112
75
69
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
SW
0
NW
5
E
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
30
NE
35
NE
20
N
10
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
15
E
15
NE
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross
High Tide
7:52AM1.52m
8:13PM1.53m
8:40AM1.51m
9:00PM1.49m
9:26AM1.49m
Low Tide
1:44AM0.08m
2:06PM0.12m
2:31AM0.10m
2:55PM0.15m
3:17AM0.14m
3:42PM0.19m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:57
5:58
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
13
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
Feels °C
7
8
9
9
8
8
8
8
7
7
8
7
7
6
9
10
10
11
11
10
10
11
12
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