Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 8PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 58 | 55 | 56 | 37 | 37 | 58 | 109 | 215 | 157 | 235 | 754 | 896 | 976 | 1137 | 1286 | 1447 | 1411 | 1376 | 1288 | 1271 | 1121 | 1106 | 956 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:22PM1.71m | 6:46AM1.58m | 7:18PM1.72m | 7:43AM1.57m | 8:13PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:03PM-0.01m | 00:42AM0.04m | 1:01PM-0.02m | 1:40AM0.01m | 1:57PM-0.02m | 2:36AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 |
 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | 5:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | E 15 | E 15 | E 13 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 61 | 58 | 55 | 56 | 37 | 37 | 58 | 109 | 215 | 130 | 235 | 754 | 896 | 976 | 1137 | 1286 | 1447 | 1411 | 1376 | 1288 | 1271 | 1121 | 1106 | 956 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 16 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 17 | ESE 17 | E 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 6 | S 5 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 24 | 157 | 144 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 41 | 19 | 43 | 279 | 563 | 510 | 441 | 757 | 441 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 20 | S 19 | NE 5 | S 16 | S 17 | SW 8 | S 17 | S 17 | NE 10 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 1 | 19 | 24 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 19 | 42 | 40 | 58 | 152 | 287 | 271 | 289 | 170 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | W 2 | NNW 5 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 9 | SW 16 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 89 | 9 | 72 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
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