Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.6° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 8AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (28 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (28 Jul)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
!
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
12
2.4
S
10
2.5
SE
13
2.4
SE
13
2.3
SE
13
2.2
ESE
13
2.2
ESE
13
2.1
ESE
13
2
ESE
13
2
ESE
13
1.9
ESE
13
1.8
ESE
12
1.8
ESE
12
1.8
ESE
12
1.8
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.6
ESE
12
1.6
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2331
1138
2088
1942
1783
1699
1622
1427
1342
1266
1099
986
933
902
872
767
658
658
550
513
430
370
302
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
15
NNE
25
NE
25
N
20
N
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:31AM1.29m
5:01PM1.38m
5:17AM1.30m
5:47PM1.40m
6:03AM1.31m
6:31PM1.42m
Low Tide
10:42AM0.31m
11:16PM0.35m
11:29AM0.28m
00:03AM0.32m
12:15PM0.26m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
9
10
11
12
13
11
11
11
10
11
14
16
14
12
Feels °C
3
4
4
4
5
5
6
7
6
6
8
7
6
7
6
7
7
5
6
9
12
8
7
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