
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 5AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, near gales from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
755 | 776 | 802 | 786 | 640 | 667 | 667 | 573 | 671 | 504 | 504 | 504 | 1742 | 4318 | 3865 | 2716 | 3131 | 3752 | 3518 | 3075 | 3042 | 1884 | 1614 | 1779 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:14PM1.42m | 11:42AM1.35m | 00:02AM1.43m | 12:34PM1.39m | 00:54AM1.44m | 1:29PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38AM0.22m | 5:54PM0.26m | 6:24AM0.20m | 6:46PM0.25m | 7:15AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
755 | 776 | 802 | 786 | 640 | 667 | 667 | 573 | 671 | 504 | 504 | 504 | 443 | 440 | 384 | 392 | 18 | 500 | 563 | 284 | 96 | 1164 | 1614 | 1779 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 8 | S 13 | SSE 7 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 17 | — | E 10 | NE 9 | SW 22 | — | SSW 19 | SSW 11 | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
48 | 47 | 45 | 41 | 25 | 61 | 88 | 40 | 51 | 63 | 207 | 325 | 56 | — | 510 | 38 | 18 | — | 148 | 166 | — | — | 166 | 113 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 19 | S 12 | S 18 | S 18 | NE 7 | — | NE 9 | SW 22 | — | — | — | SSW 19 | — | — | — | — |
79 | 75 | 70 | 67 | 64 | 22 | 21 | 84 | 7 | 48 | 25 | 25 | 14 | — | 39 | 18 | — | — | — | 148 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SW 4 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 8 |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 181 | 26 | 1742 | 4318 | 3865 | 2716 | 3131 | 3752 | 3518 | 3075 | 3042 | 1884 | 1028 | 573 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 96 | 160 | 111 | 166 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 164 | 164 | 275 | 160 | 102 |
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