Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Issued: 5 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 (1.9m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 12AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. 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 (1.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Tue morning).

Sat
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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)
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
2
2
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.3
E
10
1.3
S
17
2.1
E
10
1.8
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.9
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.3
S
18
1.7
S
17
2
S
17
2
S
16
2
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
976
976
1233
1069
1232
1218
1034
967
896
1430
1504
798
890
745
630
627
470
495
430
1063
1739
2210
2157
2131
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
40
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:02PM1.36m
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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rain showers
rain showers
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rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
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
4:53
4:54
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
13
13
13
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
12
12
12
10
11
10
9
9
9
8
6
3
2
3
6
6
6
5
6
7
7
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
1.3
S
17
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.7
S
17
2
S
17
2
S
16
2.1
ESE
9
Energy kJ
976
976
967
986
1232
1218
1034
967
896
648
676
798
890
745
630
627
470
495
430
422
1739
2210
2157
734
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
18
1.1
S
18
0.7
SSW
9
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.3
S
17
1.3
S
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
12
0.7
S
18
1.3
S
18
1.6
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.8
E
10
2
S
16
Energy kJ
140
521
749
77
765
710
737
952
832
962
687
765
269
172
164
31
78
321
1063
422
505
589
2131
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
18
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
20
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
11
1.2
S
8
Energy kJ
238
106
76
35
45
276
63
110
25
168
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
10
2.3
E
10
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
7
1.8
S
15
1.9
S
14
2.2
S
7
2.3
S
7
2.2
S
7
2.1
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
1233
1069
57
55
54
1430
1504
417
502
508
444
346
340
371
327
292
302
228
169
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
1
5
8
92
99
100
102
102
142
142
153
153
153
92
160
160
160
160
99
1
1
1
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
3
4
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
8
6
9
5
5
6
5
6
6
5
5
6
9
5
5
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