Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Issued: 5 pm 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
14.6° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (13 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 1AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jun)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (13 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
375
246
246
253
164
125
115
132
190
177
173
226
200
204
168
168
168
137
117
61
80
105
104
137
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:51PM1.46m
3:12AM1.48m
3:48PM1.54m
4:10AM1.53m
4:46PM1.62m
5:09AM1.56m
Low Tide
9:02PM0.20m
9:30AM0.10m
10:02PM0.15m
10:26AM0.05m
11:02PM0.10m
11:24AM0.01m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:51
4:51
4:51
4:51
 mm
Temp °C
10
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
14
14
15
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
17
Feels °C
8
8
7
6
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
12
14
14
13
12
11
10
10
11
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
12
Energy kJ
375
246
246
253
164
125
115
132
190
177
173
226
200
204
168
168
168
137
117
61
80
105
104
137
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
S
15
0.4
ESE
9
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
21
0.3
S
20
0.3
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
13
0.6
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
13
Energy kJ
17
17
20
20
18
21
17
32
9
34
67
63
57
53
52
53
51
76
68
40
50
61
25
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
13
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.1
N
12
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.4
S
13
0.3
SE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
6
6
11
17
16
22
21
8
14
41
74
139
3
7
7
7
7
7
54
31
18
45
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.3
WNW
2
Energy kJ
1
18
25
25
17
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
4
0
4
2
2
0
0
8
9
9
7
9
7
0
9
9
9
9
10
33
12
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
9
9
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
8
9
6
4
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
8
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