Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Issued: 11 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
14.1° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 5PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (24 Jun)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (24 Jun)8ft (2.5m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
3
2
3
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.9
S
13
2.1
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
7
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
2.3
ENE
10
1.8
E
9
1.7
ENE
9
2.3
S
9
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.3
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.1
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.3
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
319
192
287
428
701
969
1162
1399
1575
1688
959
544
517
861
896
847
1019
1122
1027
1056
1100
1190
1219
1219
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
45
NNE
40
NE
45
NNE
55
NE
55
NE
60
NE
50
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
S
55
S
55
S
60
S
60
SSW
40
SSW
25
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SSE
20
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:37PM1.37m
1:54AM1.38m
2:27PM1.35m
2:43AM1.34m
3:16PM1.35m
3:31AM1.31m
Low Tide
7:22AM0.19m
7:44PM0.29m
8:10AM0.23m
8:35PM0.33m
8:57AM0.27m
9:24PM0.35m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:53
 mm
2
2
1
3
1
1
2
4
6
11
2
2
1
4
2
2
3
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
13
15
15
Feels °C
7
6
7
6
5
5
3
6
12
11
6
5
4
3
2
1
1
6
8
7
9
11
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
1.9
NE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
10
1.8
E
9
1.7
ENE
9
2.3
S
9
2.1
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.3
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.3
E
11
Energy kJ
319
192
280
225
171
168
126
88
562
792
959
544
517
861
896
847
1019
1122
932
1007
1100
1190
1219
1219
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
15
1.5
E
9
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
13
1
NE
10
1.9
ENE
10
2
S
10
2.1
SSW
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
S
11
2.1
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.7
SSW
10
Energy kJ
150
373
61
56
192
696
740
832
847
928
1027
1056
771
610
526
619
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.2
SSW
17
Energy kJ
91
27
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.9
NE
6
2.1
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
7
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
1.4
SSW
5
2.5
S
7
1.9
S
10
2.4
SSW
11
1.5
S
10
Energy kJ
111
172
287
428
701
969
1162
1399
1575
1688
91
753
682
1316
486
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
4
4
3
2
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
14
67
67
351
67
292
292
94
9
9
54
100
111
134
111
111
111
96
4
85
2
0
5
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
4
4
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Aurora Point surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest