
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (25 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 11PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 14 | S 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
202 | 195 | 229 | 215 | 569 | 579 | 569 | 520 | 547 | 539 | 515 | 515 | 599 | 590 | 692 | 1017 | 1051 | 987 | 971 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:39PM1.34m | 2:56AM1.29m | 3:27PM1.34m | 3:44AM1.28m | 4:14PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49PM0.37m | 9:07AM0.32m | 9:38PM0.38m | 9:54AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | E 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
202 | 195 | 149 | 146 | 252 | 309 | 529 | 366 | 547 | 523 | 515 | 515 | 599 | 590 | 692 | 703 | 786 | 828 | 816 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | SE 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 15 | — | — | SW 14 | SSW 13 |
119 | 155 | 229 | 215 | 106 | 106 | 20 | 106 | 44 | 42 | 16 | 49 | 16 | 27 | 4 | — | — | 46 | 65 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | S 18 | NE 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
16 | 24 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 19 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
9 | 64 | 263 | 374 | 569 | 579 | 569 | 520 | 533 | 539 | 439 | 448 | 439 | 470 | 594 | 1017 | 1051 | 987 | 971 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 41 | 85 | 102 | 86 | 58 | 85 | 96 | 160 | 99 | 86 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 85 | 102 | 103 | 102 | 92 |
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