Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.2° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 5AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (08 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
ESE
7
0.8
E
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
1
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
778
692
579
426
214
160
149
181
132
58
143
132
129
142
185
178
163
153
146
138
96
117
147
151
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:07AM1.42m
4:35PM1.51m
5:05AM1.43m
5:29PM1.51m
5:59AM1.45m
6:21PM1.50m
Low Tide
10:18AM0.17m
10:54PM0.15m
11:15AM0.17m
11:48PM0.13m
12:10PM0.17m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:33
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6:31
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6:30
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7:17
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7:19
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7:20
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 mm
1
1
3
3
1
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1
1
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1
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Temp °C
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
14
13
14
Feels °C
14
11
11
9
9
11
10
10
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
10
12
12
12
13
11
13
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