
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 1AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
572 | 425 | 341 | 284 | 224 | 205 | 156 | 110 | 74 | 50 | 49 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 68 | 116 | 84 | 68 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:30PM1.49m | 11:00AM1.52m | 11:23PM1.48m | 11:55AM1.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50AM0.13m | 5:18PM0.17m | 5:41AM0.14m | 6:13PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 5 |
572 | 425 | 341 | 284 | 224 | 205 | 156 | 110 | 74 | 50 | 49 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 68 | 116 | 84 | 68 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 9 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 52 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | N 10 | — | S 20 | NE 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | NNE 4 | SSW 6 | NE 4 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 | S 13 |
— | 5 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | 8 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 10 | N 3 | — | N 3 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 |
— | 27 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 27 | 55 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 9 | 33 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 10 | 141 | 99 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 9 |
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