
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 11PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
125 | 122 | 117 | 98 | 144 | 278 | 355 | 298 | 229 | 229 | 204 | 301 | 245 | 237 | 226 | 191 | 133 | 408 | 392 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:08PM1.56m | 3:32AM1.49m | 4:08PM1.60m | 4:32AM1.51m | 5:06PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:25PM0.16m | 9:47AM0.08m | 10:26PM0.13m | 10:46AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
125 | 122 | 117 | 98 | 86 | 278 | 355 | 298 | 229 | 229 | 100 | 301 | 245 | 237 | 226 | 191 | 133 | 408 | 392 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 11 | SSE 17 | NE 6 | SSE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 10 | ESE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 10 |
9 | 9 | 57 | 95 | 144 | 6 | 6 | 155 | 59 | 2 | 204 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 51 | 12 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SE 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 17 | NE 6 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 17 | SE 9 | S 16 | S 16 |
5 | 43 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
— | — | — | 6 | 9 | 33 | 291 | 353 | 223 | 161 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | 29 | 34 | 34 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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