Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
13.3° 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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 10AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)15ft (4.5m)11s
Evening (09 Jul)16ft (5.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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2
3
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3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
10
2.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
10
5
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
10
4
SE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
3
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.2
SE
9
2.2
SSE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
504
1256
2908
4006
4682
4438
5478
5580
4406
4121
3328
2233
1454
1139
856
1430
1264
727
970
799
1077
817
519
538
Wind (km/h)
25
S
45
SSE
55
S
55
S
55
S
60
S
60
S
60
S
55
S
50
S
50
S
45
S
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:02AM1.43m
12:34PM1.39m
00:54AM1.44m
1:29PM1.45m
1:50AM1.46m
2:26PM1.50m
Low Tide
6:24AM0.20m
6:46PM0.25m
7:15AM0.17m
7:42PM0.22m
8:09AM0.13m
8:40PM0.19m
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7:26
7:26
7:24
7:24
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5:00
5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
1
2
2
4
3
4
4
6
8
8
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
9
4
2
3
1
1
-1
-1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
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