Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.7° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 11PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)--
Afternoon (07 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (07 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly gales.

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
!
!
0
!
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2
1
1
3
4
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
6
2.5
S
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.2
SE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
868
1410
1350
2044
1910
1567
1099
828
681
782
659
446
413
314
282
247
221
191
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
20
SSE
40
SSE
50
S
60
SSW
55
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
SE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:52PM1.53m
2:18AM1.45m
2:52PM1.55m
3:19AM1.45m
3:52PM1.56m
Low Tide
8:11PM0.18m
8:32AM0.13m
9:11PM0.16m
9:32AM0.12m
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
1
2
3
10
11
5
2
2
Temp °C
13
12
12
11
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
13
8
5
2
-4
-2
0
1
3
3
5
6
5
5
6
8
7
6
8
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