Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 6AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | ESE 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 427 | 406 | 359 | 315 | 274 | 260 | 213 | 176 | 247 | 236 | 273 | 178 | 339 | 260 | 248 | 195 | 183 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:11AM1.28m | 4:35PM1.39m | 4:59AM1.33m | 5:21PM1.42m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05PM0.32m | 10:19AM0.29m | 10:53PM0.27m | 11:09AM0.25m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 13 | SSE 8 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 427 | 406 | 359 | 315 | 274 | 260 | 213 | 176 | 144 | 105 | 273 | 176 | 339 | 260 | 248 | 195 | 183 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | E 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 41 | 43 | 50 | 93 | 84 | 170 | 155 | 148 | 247 | 236 | 67 | 178 | 176 | 173 | 165 | 155 | 150 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | S 16 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | S 14 | S 14 | E 11 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | E 18 | — | ESE 17 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 20 | 34 | 129 | 73 | 104 | 111 | 186 | 229 | 61 | 59 | 28 | — | 6 | — | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 9 |
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