
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (10 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 9PM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2223 | 1313 | 1064 | 1559 | 856 | 992 | 840 | 734 | 626 | 606 | 564 | 471 | 333 | 357 | 281 | 275 | 203 | 184 | 214 | 217 | 163 | 149 | 141 | 100 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:29PM1.45m | 1:50AM1.46m | 2:26PM1.50m | 2:49AM1.49m | 3:26PM1.57m | 3:49AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42PM0.22m | 8:09AM0.13m | 8:40PM0.19m | 9:06AM0.10m | 9:41PM0.15m | 10:04AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | |
5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 18 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
164 | 1313 | 1064 | 1175 | 856 | 992 | 840 | 734 | 626 | 229 | 564 | 471 | 333 | 357 | 281 | 275 | 203 | 184 | 214 | 210 | 153 | 146 | 116 | 86 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 19 | S 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
47 | — | 142 | 135 | 75 | 66 | 58 | 35 | 175 | 35 | 291 | 339 | 322 | 291 | 272 | 257 | 176 | 163 | 148 | 217 | 163 | 149 | 141 | 100 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 124 | 42 | 42 | 123 | 33 | 81 | 18 | 17 | — | — | 52 | 43 | 26 | 21 | 21 | — | 7 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2223 | 567 | 489 | 1559 | 269 | 215 | 191 | 140 | — | 606 | 82 | 84 | 36 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 160 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 41 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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