Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.4° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 10AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (20 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (20 Sep)13ft (4.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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2
0
0
0
3
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
3
S
9
3.5
S
10
4
S
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
14
3
S
13
2.5
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.8
S
12
0.3
ESE
12
2
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
219
66
64
1597
2493
3499
3407
3919
3981
2806
1812
1302
874
619
532
433
506
380
293
171
28
431
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
55
WSW
55
SW
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
SW
45
SW
30
SW
15
WSW
5
NNW
15
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
15
N
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SE
30
S
40
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:04AM1.30m
12:31PM1.34m
00:52AM1.26m
1:20PM1.32m
1:41AM1.24m
2:09PM1.32m
Low Tide
6:17AM0.32m
6:48PM0.36m
7:04AM0.35m
7:36PM0.38m
7:51AM0.35m
8:26PM0.38m
part cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:00
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
12
10
11
11
11
10
9
8
9
10
11
12
13
12
11
12
13
14
13
10
10
Feels °C
8
9
0
-2
0
-1
0
0
1
3
7
6
5
6
10
8
8
9
11
11
7
2
4
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