Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (15 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 11PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 325 | 275 | 217 | 207 | 176 | 176 | 172 | 159 | 132 | 126 | 154 | 255 | 224 | 178 | 171 | 122 | 113 | 86 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:00PM1.49m | 9:26AM1.49m | 9:46PM1.44m | 10:12AM1.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17AM0.14m | 3:42PM0.19m | 4:02AM0.19m | 4:28PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 325 | 275 | 217 | 207 | 176 | 176 | 172 | 159 | 132 | 126 | 154 | 255 | 224 | 178 | 171 | 122 | 113 | 86 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 39 | 39 | 63 | 58 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 28 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 14 | S 15 | ESE 13 | NE 4 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 9 | NE 11 | S 8 | NE 11 | S 15 | ESE 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — | N 6 | WNW 2 | NNW 2 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 12 | 12 |
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