Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 3AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
344 | 313 | 274 | 246 | 193 | 186 | 204 | 197 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 133 | 90 | 62 | 75 | 94 | 94 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:18AM1.34m | 6:42PM1.45m | 7:03AM1.37m | 7:25PM1.47m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:16AM0.26m | 12:29PM0.23m | 1:01AM0.22m | 1:15PM0.20m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
344 | 313 | 274 | 246 | 193 | 186 | 204 | 197 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 133 | 90 | 62 | 75 | 94 | 94 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | ESE 13 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 10 | SE 10 | SSW 4 |
— | 3 | 18 | 33 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 45 | 32 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 52 | 25 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | — | — | ESE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 11 |
3 | — | — | 18 | 27 | 17 | 28 | 49 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 39 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | SW 2 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 |
38 | 38 | 36 | 80 | 35 | 47 | 63 | 88 | 35 | 68 | 57 | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 25 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
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