Surf Forecasts:
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 1AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Tue night, moderate winds from the SW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1535 | 1497 | 1507 | 1406 | 1256 | 1089 | 996 | 1862 | 2813 | 4404 | 5822 | 6928 | 7199 | 6453 | 5168 | 3905 | 3092 | 4201 | 3294 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-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 | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 16 | — | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 284 | 158 | 148 | 110 | 85 | 83 | 60 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 10 | — | 22 | 21 | 49 | 416 | 459 | 475 | 475 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | — | — | N 11 | E 10 | S 14 | S 14 | E 18 | — | SE 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | — |
| kJ | 270 | — | — | 2 | 73 | 97 | 92 | 6 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 29 | 40 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 1535 | 1497 | 1507 | 1406 | 1256 | 1089 | 996 | 1862 | 2813 | 4404 | 5822 | 6928 | 7199 | 6453 | 5168 | 3905 | 3092 | 4201 | 3294 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 102 | 92 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 111 | 168 | 323 | 168 | 168 | 168 | 347 | 164 | 102 | 102 | 94 | 92 | 58 |
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