Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 7PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 16 | NE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 7 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 15 | 20 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 86 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross | off |
High Tide | 8:25AM1.51m | 8:44PM1.46m | 9:10AM1.50m | 9:29PM1.43m | 9:54AM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40PM0.18m | 2:59AM0.16m | 3:27PM0.20m | 3:43AM0.19m | 4:12PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 16 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | S 11 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | — | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | ENE 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | ENE 9 | NE 6 | E 12 | — | ENE 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 8 | — | 9 | 2 | 3 | — | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NW 2 | NW 2 | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | NW 2 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 7 | WNW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 28 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 86 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 177 | 78 | 78 | 153 | 170 | 78 | 142 | 210 | 78 | 287 | 175 | 275 | 78 | 93 | 93 | 448 | 185 | 118 | 99 | 116 | 0 |
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