Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.7° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 3AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
1
0
0
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
12
0.6
S
16
0.8
SSE
11
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.1
E
16
1.8
SSE
6
1.8
S
6
1.1
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.4
S
15
2.1
S
14
1.9
SSE
13
1.8
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
490
402
408
529
467
359
178
133
113
107
107
127
129
163
5
256
259
651
942
836
1756
1308
1092
890
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
ESE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
W
15
SSW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
S
30
SE
40
S
35
SSW
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:21PM1.53m
10:50AM1.60m
11:14PM1.52m
11:44AM1.59m
00:09AM1.49m
12:40PM1.57m
Low Tide
4:39AM0.08m
5:11PM0.11m
5:31AM0.09m
6:05PM0.13m
6:25AM0.11m
7:02PM0.14m
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clear
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clear
clear
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light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:39
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6
3
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Temp °C
13
13
10
11
13
15
17
18
14
13
12
12
13
11
10
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
9
9
Feels °C
11
12
8
9
11
10
13
15
11
10
7
7
10
5
2
4
2
2
2
2
5
5
5
6
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