Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.6° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 12AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)--
Afternoon (21 Oct)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (21 Oct)5ft (1.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1
S
11
0.9
SSE
11
1.2
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1257
1065
1145
1160
967
733
694
483
425
355
288
251
202
602
618
573
468
353
262
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SE
5
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
W
0
SE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
ESE
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:39PM1.33m
2:03AM1.23m
2:27PM1.32m
2:53AM1.23m
3:16PM1.33m
Low Tide
8:00PM0.36m
8:12AM0.36m
8:48PM0.35m
9:01AM0.35m
9:36PM0.32m
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
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
15
16
16
17
17
Feels °C
10
10
11
8
9
10
12
12
11
12
12
13
11
12
13
12
13
16
15
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