Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
12.3° C
1.5° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 2AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (17 Aug)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (17 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
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0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
7
3
S
8
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
1.6
SE
9
3.5
S
9
4
S
10
5
S
11
5.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
480
1217
2031
2385
2560
2399
2329
1962
1852
1692
1628
1424
1469
1285
440
2223
3392
5491
7454
Wind (km/h)
50
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
45
S
45
S
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
55
SW
55
SW
60
SSW
65
SW
65
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:41PM1.61m
9:08AM1.52m
9:30PM1.55m
9:58AM1.49m
Low Tide
3:02AM0.05m
3:22PM0.10m
3:51AM0.09m
4:12PM0.15m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:31
 mm
3
5
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
10
9
9
8
Feels °C
2
0
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-4
-5
-6
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