Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Issued: 5 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
14.4° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (16 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 9PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)--
Afternoon (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (16 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
13
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.9
S
14
1
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.9
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
16
1.9
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
56
50
37
26
66
112
109
338
411
142
134
195
324
725
855
843
683
564
446
316
319
612
2242
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
10
W
15
NNW
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SSW
25
S
15
S
10
S
0
NE
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
5
NW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
6:40PM1.73m
7:05AM1.61m
7:37PM1.75m
8:02AM1.60m
8:33PM1.74m
8:59AM1.57m
Low Tide
1:01AM0.02m
1:20PM-0.04m
1:59AM0.00m
2:17PM-0.04m
2:56AM0.00m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:51
4:51
4:51
4:52
 mm
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
7
10
9
9
8
8
7
8
9
7
8
9
10
11
9
8
9
9
9
10
11
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
10
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.9
S
14
1
S
14
0.6
S
14
1
S
7
0.7
S
14
0.9
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.2
S
12
1.9
S
18
Energy kJ
54
56
50
37
26
66
78
77
338
411
142
103
195
324
725
855
843
683
564
446
316
319
383
2242
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
10
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.8
S
15
1.1
S
16
0.4
NE
11
Energy kJ
55
51
42
25
16
18
112
109
13
13
82
85
57
83
5
5
4
3
8
170
227
298
612
43
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
13
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
12
0.3
SSE
15
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
5
0.2
ESE
11
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
5
0.5
S
6
0.3
NNE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.1
E
19
Energy kJ
13
4
4
7
25
45
18
12
4
1
13
134
26
17
22
5
5
5
5
19
19
21
21
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
6
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
3
1
S
7
0.3
SSW
2
Energy kJ
20
1
3
15
3
93
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
4
0
9
0
0
7
4
41
0
8
0
0
9
9
8
8
8
9
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
5
5
5
7
5
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
4
4
5
5
9
9
7
6
5
6
6
5
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