Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
12.5° C
1.3° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 10AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (18 Aug)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (18 Aug)16ft (5.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
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1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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3
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
4
S
10
4.5
S
10
5
S
11
5
S
12
5
S
12
5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
15
3
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.1
S
14
2.3
S
14
2
S
8
2.2
S
9
2.1
S
8
2.2
S
8
1.6
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1345
1171
1157
1904
2813
4488
5822
6662
7199
6398
5116
4274
2987
4223
3281
2545
1744
2008
529
715
623
698
367
Wind (km/h)
50
SW
45
SW
50
SW
55
SW
60
SW
65
SW
65
SW
65
SSW
60
S
55
S
45
S
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
WSW
40
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:58AM1.49m
10:19PM1.49m
10:47AM1.45m
11:07PM1.43m
11:35AM1.41m
Low Tide
3:51AM0.09m
4:12PM0.15m
4:37AM0.14m
5:00PM0.21m
5:24AM0.20m
5:48PM0.27m
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
10
9
9
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
9
10
9
10
11
10
10
11
11
10
Feels °C
-2
-1
-2
-2
-4
-5
-6
-6
-6
-4
-1
0
1
1
3
3
2
2
3
4
6
7
7
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