
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 2PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | NE 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
157 | 114 | 78 | 91 | 135 | 127 | 112 | 109 | 125 | 178 | 234 | 205 | 194 | 229 | 167 | 8 | 830 | 1059 | 1347 | 1525 | 1783 | 1733 | 1482 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:47AM1.65m | 9:10PM1.57m | 9:39AM1.67m | 10:03PM1.57m | 10:33AM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33AM0.04m | 3:06PM0.07m | 3:26AM0.02m | 4:01PM0.05m | 4:19AM0.03m | 4:56PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 16 | S 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | E 15 | S 15 | E 13 | E 13 | S 11 | S 11 |
157 | 114 | 78 | 52 | 135 | 127 | 112 | 109 | 131 | 128 | 234 | 205 | 127 | 79 | 167 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 219 | 3 | 3 | 1733 | 1482 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 4 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 4 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 5 | NE 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | E 11 | NNE 15 | E 14 | E 14 | — | NE 13 | E 12 | NE 13 |
3 | 1 | 51 | 55 | 50 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 125 | 178 | 1 | 5 | 194 | 229 | 99 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 4 | — | 7 | 3 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 17 | S 17 | E 13 | NNE 3 | NNE 5 | E 13 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 16 | — | E 14 | S 18 | NE 15 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | NNE 13 |
8 | 7 | 52 | 91 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 4 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | — |
4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 271 | 254 | 173 | 158 | — | 135 | 85 | 574 | 830 | 1059 | 1347 | 1525 | 1783 | 2221 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 58 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 12 | 41 | 275 | 136 | 88 | 103 | 314 | 168 | 0 | 0 |
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