
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 2AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | NE 14 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
135 | 127 | 112 | 109 | 127 | 178 | 234 | 205 | 194 | 229 | 167 | 8 | 1281 | 1595 | 1891 | 2236 | 2074 | 1763 | 1535 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:10PM1.57m | 9:39AM1.67m | 10:03PM1.57m | 10:33AM1.67m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:26AM0.02m | 4:01PM0.05m | 4:19AM0.03m | 4:56PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 4 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 16 | S 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | E 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 13 | S 11 | S 12 |
135 | 127 | 112 | 109 | 113 | 178 | 234 | 205 | 121 | 74 | 167 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 335 | 498 | 7 | 1763 | 1535 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | S 16 | S 16 | NE 5 | NE 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | E 11 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | — | NE 13 | E 12 | NE 13 |
51 | 28 | 14 | — | 127 | 178 | 1 | 5 | 194 | 229 | 99 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 7 | 3 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SE 13 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 16 | — | E 14 | S 19 | NE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | NNE 13 |
2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 4 | 29 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 6 | SW 7 | NW 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | NE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 11 | — |
1 | 7 | 7 | 47 | 289 | 1 | 249 | 186 | — | 4 | 97 | 538 | 1281 | 1595 | 1891 | 2236 | 2074 | 2035 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 41 | 41 | 85 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 136 | 103 | 85 | 96 | 100 | 168 | 0 | 0 |
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