
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (19 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 12AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (19 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
806 | 704 | 582 | 573 | 383 | 298 | 1051 | 2093 | 2316 | 2289 | 1855 | 1398 | 957 | 769 | 599 | 488 | 374 | 295 | 232 | 139 | 101 | 76 | 161 | 155 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:33PM1.74m | 8:59AM1.57m | 9:29PM1.70m | 9:56AM1.53m | 10:23PM1.65m | 10:53AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56AM0.00m | 3:13PM-0.01m | 3:53AM0.02m | 4:09PM0.04m | 4:47AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | |
4:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 |
806 | 704 | 582 | 573 | 383 | 262 | 1051 | 2093 | 2316 | 2289 | 1855 | 1398 | 957 | 769 | 599 | 488 | 374 | 295 | 232 | 139 | 101 | 69 | 161 | 155 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 11 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 5 | NE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 6 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 |
3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 229 | 298 | 29 | 43 | 46 | 46 | 97 | 116 | 115 | 94 | 68 | 67 | 56 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 22 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | NNE 9 | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 19 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 10 | NE 6 | NE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | E 9 | NE 9 |
5 | 5 | 33 | — | 22 | 22 | 46 | 7 | 79 | 103 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 8 | 23 | 45 | 76 | 14 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NW 3 | NNE 6 | NW 3 | — | NW 2 |
— | — | — | 9 | 20 | 29 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
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