Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.0° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 6AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (19 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (19 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
2
0
1
2
4
3
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
3
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
SSE
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
15
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1003
747
1113
1129
1126
1142
1189
1048
1057
1212
1175
1142
1094
1257
1209
1135
991
967
743
694
483
425
341
274
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SE
15
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
10
WSW
15
W
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
E
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
W
5
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
5
S
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
00:27AM1.28m
12:52PM1.35m
1:14AM1.24m
1:39PM1.33m
2:03AM1.23m
2:27PM1.32m
Low Tide
6:40AM0.33m
7:13PM0.35m
7:25AM0.35m
8:00PM0.36m
8:12AM0.36m
8:48PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
10
10
9
11
13
13
13
14
14
11
11
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
12
12
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
7
8
7
10
11
9
8
9
10
8
7
10
10
11
12
10
9
8
11
11
11
11
13
12
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