Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 3PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 202 | 202 | 161 | 151 | 116 | 85 | 99 | 103 | 1243 | 2802 | 2909 | 2586 | 2541 | 3188 | 3711 | 2913 | 1840 | 1473 | 1163 | 1046 | 869 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:48AM1.32m | 7:14PM1.44m | 7:32AM1.33m | 7:56PM1.45m | 8:16AM1.34m | 8:38PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:00PM0.24m | 1:35AM0.27m | 1:44PM0.23m | 2:18AM0.24m | 2:28PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 10 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 202 | 202 | 161 | 151 | 116 | 85 | 83 | 58 | 56 | 39 | 21 | 58 | 54 | 8 | 2696 | 2160 | 1840 | 1473 | 1163 | 1046 | 869 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 5 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 6 | SE 14 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NE 17 | E 11 | E 10 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 |
| kJ | 28 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 60 | 57 | 15 | 103 | 119 | 64 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 42 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 14 | NE 6 | NE 18 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 16 | NE 16 | SE 13 | NE 15 | ENE 15 | S 19 |
| kJ | 32 | 36 | 36 | 58 | 5 | 5 | 99 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 46 | 42 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 39 | 62 | 8 | 21 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 80 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 222 | 1243 | 2802 | 2909 | 2586 | 2541 | 3188 | 3711 | 2913 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 33 | 10 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 111 | 85 | 111 | 111 | 88 | 76 | 88 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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