
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 10PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 16 | ENE 5 | S 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | 40 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:58PM1.48m | 8:25AM1.51m | 8:44PM1.46m | 9:10AM1.50m | 9:29PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14AM0.14m | 2:40PM0.18m | 2:59AM0.16m | 3:27PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ESE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | S 16 | S 15 |
30 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SSE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | NE 3 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NNE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
10 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | ESE 5 | ENE 3 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | ENE 9 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
8 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 7 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | NNE 3 | — | NE 4 | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | NNW 2 | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | N 4 |
— | 40 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 166 | 160 | 78 | 93 | 160 | 160 | 177 | 78 | 78 | 153 | 221 | 200 | 210 | 164 | 175 | 287 | 10 | 270 | 175 |
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