Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (30 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 12AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 933 | 969 | 780 | 767 | 658 | 639 | 541 | 438 | 370 | 363 | 297 | 302 | 251 | 251 | 202 | 202 | 161 | 151 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:47PM1.40m | 6:03AM1.31m | 6:31PM1.42m | 6:48AM1.32m | 7:14PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:03AM0.32m | 12:15PM0.26m | 00:50AM0.29m | 1:00PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 933 | 969 | 780 | 767 | 658 | 639 | 541 | 438 | 370 | 363 | 297 | 302 | 251 | 251 | 202 | 202 | 161 | 151 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 39 | 36 | 148 | 206 | 176 | 109 | 103 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 32 | 30 | 52 | 14 | 7 | 58 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | NE 12 | S 18 | S 18 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 15 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 26 | 21 | 56 | 8 | 8 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 58 |
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