Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
13.9°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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 7AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (29 Sep)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (29 Sep)7ft (2.2m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
0
0
0
0
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.5
S
14
1.7
S
16
2
S
17
2.2
S
17
2.4
S
16
2.4
S
16
2.3
S
15
2.3
S
15
2.3
S
15
2.1
S
15
2
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
566
775
736
613
881
1452
2289
2794
2973
2827
2469
2374
2372
1985
1757
1504
1298
1243
1081
947
824
799
690
582
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
15
S
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:21AM1.51m
8:42PM1.52m
9:09AM1.56m
9:31PM1.54m
9:59AM1.59m
Low Tide
2:13AM0.12m
2:37PM0.14m
3:00AM0.09m
3:27PM0.12m
3:49AM0.08m
4:18PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
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Temp °C
12
12
11
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
14
Feels °C
6
5
5
7
8
9
11
10
10
10
8
8
8
7
7
7
11
11
12
12
11
9
12
12
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