Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
13.2° 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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 5AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (27 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (27 Jul)8ft (2.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon morning, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
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3
4
3
3
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
1.5
ESE
13
1.5
ESE
13
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
SSE
9
1.6
ESE
13
3
SE
13
1.9
ESE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.4
SE
13
2.3
SE
13
2.2
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
515
515
599
590
692
703
941
965
839
816
2497
1161
2326
2140
2005
1783
1622
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:44AM1.28m
4:14PM1.36m
4:31AM1.29m
5:01PM1.38m
Low Tide
9:38PM0.38m
9:54AM0.32m
10:27PM0.37m
10:42AM0.31m
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7:16
7:15
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5:13
5:14
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Temp °C
10
10
9
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
2
3
1
-1
-1
-1
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
5
5
6
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