
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 11AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, near gales from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
357 | 346 | 304 | 294 | 270 | 193 | 193 | 207 | 222 | 218 | 204 | 594 | 723 | 541 | 412 | 320 | 232 | 215 | 68 | 66 | 1312 | 2309 | 3018 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:57AM1.42m | 11:18PM1.34m | 11:43AM1.38m | 00:04AM1.30m | 12:31PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46AM0.24m | 5:14PM0.29m | 5:31AM0.29m | 6:00PM0.33m | 6:17AM0.32m | 6:48PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 |
357 | 346 | 304 | 294 | 270 | 193 | 193 | 207 | 222 | 218 | 204 | 594 | 723 | 541 | 412 | 320 | 232 | 215 | 68 | 66 | 78 | 51 | 32 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
30 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 47 | 46 | 35 | 32 | 38 | 34 | 39 | 193 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 107 | 105 | 93 | 28 | 14 | 55 | 29 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | S 14 | S 15 | NE 11 | S 7 | ESE 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 19 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | ENE 10 | — | — | — |
5 | 37 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 46 | 82 | 78 | 115 | 175 | 39 | 50 | 50 | 66 | 50 | 37 | 37 | 25 | 9 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SW 6 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 |
8 | 20 | — | 4 | 30 | 60 | — | 10 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 73 | 720 | 1312 | 2309 | 3018 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 11 | 364 | 170 | 92 | 136 | 92 |
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