
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 3PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
274 | 260 | 213 | 176 | 247 | 236 | 215 | 209 | 277 | 260 | 248 | 195 | 164 | 218 | 218 | 243 | 243 | 235 | 384 | 331 | 246 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:35PM1.39m | 4:59AM1.33m | 5:21PM1.42m | 5:47AM1.39m | 6:08PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19AM0.29m | 10:53PM0.27m | 11:09AM0.25m | 11:40PM0.22m | 11:58AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
274 | 260 | 213 | 176 | 144 | 105 | 215 | 209 | 277 | 260 | 248 | 195 | 164 | 218 | 218 | 243 | 243 | 235 | 384 | 331 | 246 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 15 | S 10 | N 4 | NNE 6 |
84 | 170 | 155 | 148 | 247 | 236 | 64 | 178 | 176 | 173 | 165 | 152 | 132 | 89 | 87 | 59 | 57 | 72 | 32 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | S 14 | S 14 | E 13 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | E 18 | — | SE 7 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | S 10 | NE 9 | S 18 | SW 18 |
129 | 73 | 104 | 111 | 188 | 229 | 90 | 50 | 39 | 17 | 6 | — | 13 | 26 | 50 | 47 | 75 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | SW 10 | SSW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 8 | 117 | 92 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 93 | 96 |
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