Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.5° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 10PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)--
Afternoon (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
12
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.4
S
15
1.2
S
7
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
1.4
S
16
1.6
S
16
2
S
15
1.9
SSE
14
1.8
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
299
178
122
113
107
69
131
129
163
155
192
179
1014
1225
1739
1470
1197
888
715
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NNE
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
S
25
SE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:14PM1.52m
11:44AM1.59m
00:09AM1.49m
12:40PM1.57m
Low Tide
5:31AM0.09m
6:05PM0.13m
6:25AM0.11m
7:02PM0.14m
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:39
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7:13
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7:13
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7:14
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2
4
2
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Temp °C
15
17
18
14
13
11
12
12
12
11
10
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
10
13
16
11
9
6
7
9
6
5
4
4
3
4
4
5
7
7
8
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