Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 9PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat morning, near gales from the SSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
100 | 80 | 97 | 98 | 120 | 145 | 155 | 212 | 239 | 448 | 724 | 1437 | 1238 | 741 | 676 | 582 | 488 | 542 | 616 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:03PM1.66m | 6:28AM1.54m | 6:57PM1.66m | 7:24AM1.54m | 7:50PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:24AM0.06m | 12:42PM0.02m | 1:19AM0.04m | 1:37PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
100 | 80 | 67 | 51 | 65 | 64 | 50 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 987 | 836 | 741 | 676 | 582 | 488 | 542 | 616 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | E 15 | SE 11 | E 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 9 | ESE 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
27 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 55 | 55 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 15 | SE 10 | E 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | S 19 | S 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — |
17 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 61 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
58 | 74 | 97 | 98 | 120 | 145 | 155 | 212 | 239 | 448 | 724 | 1437 | 1238 | — | — | 202 | 198 | 219 | 307 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 43 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 58 | 12 | 12 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 43 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 85 | 96 | 0 |
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