Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.3° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 3AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (09 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
0.6
S
16
1.3
ESE
7
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
153
173
176
163
158
176
185
178
163
153
146
138
86
84
72
70
60
61
55
55
52
56
41
41
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:05AM1.43m
5:29PM1.51m
5:59AM1.45m
6:21PM1.50m
6:50AM1.48m
7:11PM1.49m
Low Tide
10:54PM0.15m
11:15AM0.17m
11:48PM0.13m
12:10PM0.17m
00:39AM0.12m
1:03PM0.16m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
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6:28
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1
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1
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1
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1
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
18
17
18
18
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
12
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
14
13
16
14
15
15
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