Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.5° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 1AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Afternoon (30 Sep)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (30 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
16
2
S
17
2.2
S
17
2.3
S
16
2.3
S
16
2.3
S
15
2.3
S
15
2.3
S
15
2.2
S
15
2
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1471
2289
2765
2734
2600
2502
2342
2341
2146
1733
1504
1442
1208
1034
1018
892
836
711
591
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
0
SW
0
W
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
10
NNW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:42PM1.52m
9:09AM1.56m
9:31PM1.54m
9:59AM1.59m
Low Tide
3:00AM0.09m
3:27PM0.12m
3:49AM0.08m
4:18PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
13
13
12
12
11
12
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
13
Feels °C
11
11
12
11
11
8
8
7
8
8
13
10
12
11
11
12
10
12
11
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