Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 8AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 138 | 138 | 135 | 90 | 62 | 33 | 34 | 72 | 84 | 84 | 157 | 358 | 438 | 1179 | 1145 | 1109 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:42PM1.45m | 7:03AM1.37m | 7:25PM1.47m | 7:48AM1.41m | 8:09PM1.49m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01AM0.22m | 1:15PM0.20m | 1:46AM0.18m | 2:02PM0.19m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | S 8 | S 17 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 140 | 138 | 138 | 135 | 90 | 26 | 32 | 22 | 72 | 74 | 77 | 64 | 358 | 152 | 1179 | 1145 | 1109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 9 | S 8 | S 17 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 45 | 17 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 62 | 33 | 34 | 39 | 84 | 84 | 75 | 80 | 438 | 28 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | NE 10 | NE 9 | S 14 | ESE 12 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | S 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 157 | 50 | 48 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | — | W 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 32 | 68 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
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