Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
12.3° C
1.5° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 7PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (15 Aug)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, near gales from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
!
1
1
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
E
9
3
ENE
9
2.4
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.1
E
9
1.9
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
2.3
S
8
3
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
4
S
10
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
881
1188
876
809
708
653
517
401
320
332
304
634
1478
2337
2811
3712
3397
3088
2834
2454
2199
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
50
SSW
45
SW
55
SW
55
SW
35
SSW
45
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:24AM1.54m
7:50PM1.64m
8:17AM1.54m
8:41PM1.61m
9:08AM1.52m
Low Tide
1:37PM0.03m
2:12AM0.03m
2:30PM0.06m
3:02AM0.05m
3:22PM0.10m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
2
2
3
3
4
2
1
1
1
3
5
6
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
8
8
9
9
9
9
7
1
2
-1
-1
4
2
1
-1
-1
-3
-3
-2
-2
-1
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