Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.6° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.
  • 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 8AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
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 Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
11
0.9
SSE
11
1.2
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
14
1
S
14
0.9
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
202
610
646
591
483
365
266
174
164
133
154
125
123
120
126
153
149
231
341
372
286
405
379
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
W
5
N
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
10
E
5
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
ENE
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
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-on
cross
High Tide
2:53AM1.23m
3:16PM1.33m
3:44AM1.26m
4:05PM1.35m
4:34AM1.31m
4:55PM1.39m
Low Tide
9:01AM0.35m
9:36PM0.32m
9:51AM0.33m
10:25PM0.28m
10:42AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:09
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7:34
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Temp °C
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
13
12
14
15
15
13
14
14
16
17
19
23
24
25
20
Feels °C
13
12
11
11
10
10
13
14
12
10
8
11
12
12
11
11
10
12
15
16
19
19
20
17
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