Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.5° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 9AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (29 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
4
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
13
1.9
ESE
13
1.8
ESE
13
1.8
ESE
12
1.8
ESE
12
1.9
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.6
ESE
12
1.6
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1342
1152
1052
986
933
969
780
767
658
658
488
438
370
363
297
302
251
251
202
202
161
151
116
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
15
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
30
N
30
N
20
NNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:17AM1.30m
5:47PM1.40m
6:03AM1.31m
6:31PM1.42m
6:48AM1.32m
7:14PM1.44m
Low Tide
11:29AM0.28m
00:03AM0.32m
12:15PM0.26m
00:50AM0.29m
1:00PM0.24m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
11
12
13
11
10
11
11
11
14
16
14
12
12
14
13
13
14
15
13
12
Feels °C
6
6
6
7
6
7
5
6
7
6
6
8
11
8
6
6
8
9
7
7
9
6
4
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