Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Issued: 5 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
14.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 12AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (19 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)17s
Evening (19 Jun)6ft (1.9m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
1
1
4
4
4
4
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
0.8
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.9
S
17
2
S
17
2
S
17
1.9
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.4
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
806
704
582
573
383
298
1051
2093
2316
2289
1855
1398
957
769
599
488
374
295
232
139
101
76
161
155
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
S
15
S
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
10
WSW
10
WNW
20
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:33PM1.74m
8:59AM1.57m
9:29PM1.70m
9:56AM1.53m
10:23PM1.65m
10:53AM1.49m
Low Tide
2:56AM0.00m
3:13PM-0.01m
3:53AM0.02m
4:09PM0.04m
4:47AM0.05m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:51
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
Temp °C
15
13
13
13
12
12
12
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
15
17
17
15
14
15
15
16
17
Feels °C
12
9
9
8
7
7
10
13
12
11
9
8
8
9
10
12
15
14
11
9
12
10
10
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1
S
12
1.5
S
15
1.9
S
17
2
S
17
2
S
17
1.9
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
Energy kJ
806
704
582
573
383
262
1051
2093
2316
2289
1855
1398
957
769
599
488
374
295
232
139
101
69
161
155
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NE
11
0.7
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.7
SSW
5
0.4
NE
11
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.6
NE
11
0.7
NE
11
0.7
NE
11
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
E
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
3
3
8
19
229
298
29
43
46
46
97
116
115
94
68
67
56
24
23
14
14
31
22
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.4
NE
11
0.1
E
19
0.6
NE
11
0.6
NE
11
0.2
ESE
18
0.2
ESE
18
0.2
ESE
17
0.2
ESE
16
0.2
ESE
16
0.3
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
10
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.3
E
9
0.3
NE
9
Energy kJ
5
5
33
22
22
46
7
79
103
31
30
28
26
26
4
7
33
8
23
45
76
14
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.4
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.3
NNE
4
0.5
N
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NNE
6
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
2
Energy kJ
9
20
29
19
2
3
3
12
22
24
28
2
7
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
2
0
33
9
0
0
0
0
12
12
12
9
7
7
0
2
9
10
9
33
33
33
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
3
2
3
4
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
9
9
9
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
4
9
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