Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Issued: 11 pm 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
13.7° C

1.0°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 4AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (28 Jun)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (28 Jun)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.4
E
10
2.3
E
10
1.3
S
17
2.1
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
2
E
11
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
2.2
SSE
7
1.6
E
9
1.2
S
18
1.7
S
17
2
S
17
2.1
S
16
2
S
16
1.9
S
16
1.9
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
957
1360
1257
1147
1034
967
914
724
1354
1078
883
730
701
618
529
500
447
930
1739
2210
2316
2079
1857
1787
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
40
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:18AM1.31m
4:47PM1.38m
5:04AM1.31m
5:32PM1.40m
5:49AM1.32m
Low Tide
10:12PM0.35m
10:29AM0.29m
11:00PM0.35m
11:15AM0.29m
11:47PM0.34m
12:00PM0.28m
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thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:53
4:54
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
11
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
12
11
11
10
9
9
9
8
7
5
3
2
6
5
4
4
5
5
5
7
7
8
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.4
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.7
S
17
2
S
17
2.1
S
16
2
S
16
2
ESE
9
2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
957
967
1257
1147
1034
967
914
724
674
798
883
730
701
618
529
449
430
421
1739
2210
2316
2079
695
717
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
18
1.3
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.3
S
17
1.3
S
16
1.2
S
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1.2
S
18
1.6
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.9
S
16
1.9
S
16
Energy kJ
749
986
765
710
737
952
832
623
687
519
238
175
164
31
109
447
930
430
484
505
577
1857
1787
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
9
0.7
SSW
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
20
0.3
SSW
18
0.5
S
12
1.1
SSE
8
0.1
SE
21
Energy kJ
99
77
50
45
276
64
67
147
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
10
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
7
1.2
S
6
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
2.3
S
7
2.2
S
7
2.1
S
7
1.8
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
7
2
S
7
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
1360
57
55
54
89
1354
1078
469
501
478
336
385
500
447
336
259
196
169
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
4
4
3
Distance (km)
85
8
92
99
99
102
102
102
142
142
102
153
86
160
160
160
160
92
1
92
99
8
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
4
5
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
9
5
6
6
6
5
6
9
5
5
5
5
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