Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.7° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 8AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (21 Jul)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (21 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
5
4
4
4
4
2
1
0
1
2
3
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
17
2.2
S
16
2.1
S
16
2
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3393
2600
2203
1902
1430
1195
990
824
700
590
469
365
299
294
309
334
269
202
144
123
89
41
41
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SE
10
NE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
5
S
5
E
5
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NNE
20
N
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:20AM1.44m
11:40PM1.47m
12:12PM1.40m
00:30AM1.40m
1:02PM1.37m
Low Tide
5:11AM0.11m
5:31PM0.19m
6:00AM0.16m
6:22PM0.25m
6:47AM0.22m
7:11PM0.31m
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:09
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
10
10
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
9
9
10
11
13
13
12
Feels °C
7
7
6
7
8
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
8
9
8
8
7
7
6
6
7
7
7
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