
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (22 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 11PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
483 | 365 | 266 | 177 | 164 | 161 | 154 | 125 | 123 | 126 | 181 | 237 | 185 | 234 | 423 | 377 | 355 | 499 | 405 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:16PM1.33m | 3:44AM1.26m | 4:05PM1.35m | 4:34AM1.31m | 4:55PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36PM0.32m | 9:51AM0.33m | 10:25PM0.28m | 10:42AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 21 |
Feels °C | 10 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
483 | 365 | 266 | 177 | 164 | 161 | 154 | 125 | 123 | 126 | 181 | 237 | 185 | 177 | 423 | 377 | 355 | 499 | 405 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | S 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 4 | NNE 6 |
12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 52 | 27 | 13 | 22 | 89 | 234 | 140 | 140 | 113 | 5 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 |
— | 1 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 3 |
7 | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 16 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
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