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Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
13.7°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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 10AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (03 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun night).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
0
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
14
1.8
S
6
1.3
S
16
1.6
S
16
2.2
S
15
2.1
S
14
1.9
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
69
127
129
163
155
192
251
875
1225
2090
1781
1327
995
820
694
683
591
571
486
478
412
339
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
S
25
SE
35
SSE
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:44AM1.59m
00:09AM1.49m
12:40PM1.57m
1:06AM1.46m
1:38PM1.55m
Low Tide
5:31AM0.09m
6:05PM0.13m
6:25AM0.11m
7:02PM0.14m
7:22AM0.13m
8:00PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:41
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6:39
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6:37
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7:13
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7:14
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7:15
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5
4
1
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1
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Temp °C
13
12
12
13
12
11
10
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
Feels °C
10
7
7
10
6
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
6
7
7
7
7
7
8
7
5
5
4
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