
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 11PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
171 | 161 | 144 | 205 | 200 | 212 | 299 | 377 | 501 | 756 | 935 | 951 | 885 | 699 | 659 | 616 | 512 | 660 | 376 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:09PM1.32m | 2:31AM1.24m | 2:59PM1.33m | 3:21AM1.25m | 3:47PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26PM0.38m | 8:40AM0.34m | 9:16PM0.35m | 9:30AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | ESE 12 | S 10 | S 18 | S 7 | S 8 | S 16 | S 17 | ESE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 10 | E 16 | ESE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
171 | 14 | 19 | 54 | 200 | 212 | 85 | 135 | 12 | 295 | 344 | 309 | 112 | 69 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 422 | 376 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 9 | S 17 | ESE 12 | S 18 | S 17 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 10 | S 15 |
20 | 7 | 53 | 28 | 96 | 91 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 41 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 12 | E 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | E 17 | E 16 | E 13 | N 10 | E 15 | ESE 10 |
17 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 14 | 26 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | — |
— | 161 | 144 | 205 | 277 | 302 | 299 | 377 | 501 | 756 | 935 | 951 | 885 | 699 | 659 | 616 | 512 | 660 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 85 | 0 | 41 | 4 | 10 | 86 | 323 | 275 | 267 | 94 | 88 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 103 | 168 | 0 | 0 |
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