Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.4° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 4PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (24 Sep)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (24 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
8
2.1
S
8
1.9
S
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
0.8
ESE
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.7
ESE
13
1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.9
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
666
630
537
453
436
406
359
315
315
260
213
202
247
236
215
178
339
319
248
195
247
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
10
S
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
S
10
SE
10
NE
15
N
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
NW
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:47PM1.35m
4:11AM1.28m
4:35PM1.39m
4:59AM1.33m
5:21PM1.42m
Low Tide
9:30AM0.32m
10:05PM0.32m
10:19AM0.29m
10:53PM0.27m
11:09AM0.25m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:06
6:07
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
10
9
10
11
12
13
14
Feels °C
1
1
4
6
7
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
8
7
7
8
10
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