Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.9° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 1AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (28 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Thu night).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
11
0.4
NE
5
0.3
S
11
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.9
S
8
1
S
9
1
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.6
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.4
S
13
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
6
21
43
52
50
108
175
183
116
119
225
157
114
112
54
133
127
115
Wind (km/h)
20
W
30
S
15
S
5
SSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
30
WNW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:26PM1.53m
7:56AM1.60m
8:18PM1.56m
8:47AM1.65m
9:10PM1.57m
Low Tide
1:42AM0.07m
2:13PM0.09m
2:33AM0.04m
3:06PM0.07m
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
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6:03
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7:37
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7:38
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7:39
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1
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Temp °C
18
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
15
16
16
14
13
14
16
18
20
18
15
Feels °C
16
8
10
11
11
10
11
10
10
12
9
8
6
6
10
13
16
12
7
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