Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
12.8°C
0.9° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 10AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (02 Sep)8ft (2.4m)17s
Evening (02 Sep)7ft (2.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
!
2
2
3
2
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.3
S
14
2
S
13
2.4
S
17
2.4
S
16
2.2
S
15
2.1
S
14
2
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2934
2510
1923
1440
3355
2935
2119
1858
1622
1172
892
764
572
425
341
284
224
164
123
112
75
50
32
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NE
20
ENE
5
ENE
10
W
15
W
5
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
N
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
9:20AM1.48m
9:41PM1.50m
10:09AM1.50m
10:30PM1.49m
11:00AM1.52m
Low Tide
3:14AM0.14m
3:36PM0.17m
4:01AM0.13m
4:26PM0.17m
4:50AM0.13m
5:18PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
11
13
14
15
15
13
12
12
13
15
18
18
14
14
14
15
16
17
18
17
15
Feels °C
5
4
7
11
9
13
12
9
10
8
10
12
14
15
9
9
10
11
11
12
12
13
10
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