Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
12.5°C
1.1° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 8AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.6
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1263
1033
861
599
499
405
406
333
274
246
193
186
200
197
140
140
138
135
101
79
72
92
99
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
SW
25
SW
15
W
10
W
5
W
20
NW
30
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:32AM1.31m
5:58PM1.42m
6:18AM1.34m
6:42PM1.45m
7:03AM1.37m
7:25PM1.47m
Low Tide
11:42AM0.26m
00:16AM0.26m
12:29PM0.23m
1:01AM0.22m
1:15PM0.20m
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
11
12
13
16
14
13
13
14
14
15
16
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
15
15
14
Feels °C
6
6
7
7
12
9
7
8
9
10
10
11
10
8
9
10
8
6
8
10
13
11
7
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