
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 9AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 15 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
402 | 408 | 529 | 467 | 299 | 178 | 133 | 119 | 107 | 144 | 127 | 129 | 163 | 155 | 144 | 179 | 897 | 1079 | 1709 | 1449 | 1155 | 888 | 794 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 10:50AM1.60m | 11:14PM1.52m | 11:44AM1.59m | 00:09AM1.49m | 12:40PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39AM0.08m | 5:11PM0.11m | 5:31AM0.09m | 6:05PM0.13m | 6:25AM0.11m | 7:02PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 6 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
402 | 408 | 529 | 467 | 299 | 119 | 133 | 119 | 73 | 144 | 127 | 129 | 42 | 155 | 144 | 179 | 897 | 1079 | 1709 | 1449 | 1155 | 888 | 794 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 15 | E 10 | SSE 10 | S 18 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 16 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 178 | 122 | 113 | 107 | 68 | 22 | 22 | 163 | 2 | 10 | 102 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 10 | SSE 11 | E 16 | NE 16 | NE 12 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | NE 15 | E 15 | NE 9 | NNE 12 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 42 | 47 | 69 | 50 | 46 | 130 | 145 | 150 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 349 | 323 | 86 | 293 | 92 | 0 | 103 | 275 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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