Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Issued: 5 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is

13.1° C

Aurora Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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 8AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am 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 Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15							Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 11	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 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15
Wave Graph
kJ	70	63	61	58	55	56	37	37	58	109	215	157	235	754	896	1023	1137	1286	1447	1411	1358	1288	1136	1121
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	NNW	N	NE	NNE	NNW	NW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	W	SSW	SSE	E	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	on	on
High Tide		5:48AM1.57m					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


	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	7:22
	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	5:06
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	14	16	16	16	15	14	13	13	16	17	15	15	13	12	12	11	12	12	12	12	11
Feels °C	10	10	10	11	13	13	13	13	13	11	10	13	13	9	11	10	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 11	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 15	S 12	ESE 15	ESE 15
kJ	70	63	61	58	55	56	37	37	58	109	215	130	235	754	896	1023	1137	1286	1447	1411	1358	827	1136	1121
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 17	ESE 17	E 14	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	SSW 6	S 5	S 5	S 12	ESE 15	S 12	S 12
kJ	3	3	3	1	1	1	36	35	35	34	24	157	144	23	20	20	20	46	21	13	224	1288	604	528
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 16	S 16	S 19	S 16	S 16	S 17	SW 8	S 17	S 17	NE 10	—	SW 10	SW 10	S 16	S 15	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15
kJ	7	6	6	2	5	21	29	20	19	24	2	24	24	4	—	4	4	19	42	42	165	559	362	272
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	WNW 3	W 3	—	—	—	NNE 5	—	W 3	W 3	W 3	SW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 10	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	2	—	1	1	1	106	115	99	10	33	96	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Mahia Spit Gisborne and Mahia	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Oraka Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Aurora Point Gisborne and Mahia	Mahia Spit Gisborne and Mahia	Mapere Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Happy Jacks Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Oraka Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mahia Spit Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Aurora Point Gisborne and Mahia	Mahia Spit Gisborne and Mahia	Aurora Point Gisborne and Mahia	Aurora Point Gisborne and Mahia	Aurora Point Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
Distance (km)	9	4	2	4	7	5	12	12	7	7	0	2	33	11	7	9	5	2	7	0	2	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia	Last Chance	Makorori Point	Makorori Point	Makorori Point	Makorori Point	Makorori Centre	Point Annihilation	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Diners Beach	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Makorori Centre	Pouawa Beach	Diners Beach	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Last Chance	Mahia Spit	Last Chance
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shingles West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	7	5	1	4	4	3	1	5	2	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	7
Header Global	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Haakgat South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	9	6	7	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	8	6	6	7

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