Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
12.5° C
1.3° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 7AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (18 Aug)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (18 Aug)16ft (5.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
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1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
4
S
10
4.5
S
10
5
S
11
5
S
12
5
S
12
5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
3.5
S
12
3
S
15
3
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1507
1406
1274
1089
1064
2014
2808
4574
5588
6662
7199
6509
5431
4274
3298
4497
3532
Wind (km/h)
45
SSW
40
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
50
SW
55
SW
60
SW
65
SW
65
SW
65
SSW
65
S
55
S
50
S
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:30PM1.55m
9:58AM1.49m
10:19PM1.49m
10:47AM1.45m
Low Tide
3:51AM0.09m
4:12PM0.15m
4:37AM0.14m
5:00PM0.21m
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
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rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
9
10
Feels °C
-1
0
-1
-1
-2
-2
-4
-5
-6
-6
-6
-4
-2
0
1
1
3
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