Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.5° 

Aurora Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 7AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Afternoon (30 Sep)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (30 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
1
0
0
4
3
3
3
4
3
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
16
2.3
S
16
2.3
S
15
2.3
S
15
2.3
S
15
2.2
S
15
2.1
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2734
2600
2502
2342
2341
2146
1907
1504
1442
1208
1034
1018
892
812
700
582
490
408
402
408
395
294
156
123
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
5
W
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
E
20
NE
25
NNE
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:09AM1.56m
9:31PM1.54m
9:59AM1.59m
10:21PM1.53m
10:50AM1.60m
Low Tide
3:00AM0.09m
3:27PM0.12m
3:49AM0.08m
4:18PM0.11m
4:39AM0.08m
5:11PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
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6:43
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7:12
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Temp °C
12
12
11
11
13
13
13
14
13
12
13
13
14
14
15
14
13
12
10
10
12
13
13
18
Feels °C
11
10
8
8
9
8
9
14
11
10
11
12
11
11
13
13
11
9
7
7
10
8
8
16
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