
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 11AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the N by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | NE 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
125 | 178 | 234 | 205 | 253 | 229 | 167 | 8 | 1465 | 1457 | 1827 | 2276 | 2300 | 1966 | 1715 | 1488 | 1365 | 1136 | 944 | 847 | 650 | 486 | 418 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:39AM1.67m | 10:03PM1.57m | 10:33AM1.67m | 10:59PM1.54m | 11:28AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:26AM0.02m | 4:01PM0.05m | 4:19AM0.03m | 4:56PM0.06m | 5:14AM0.04m | 5:52PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 15 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 14 | S 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | S 16 | S 10 | SSW 15 | NE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
158 | 178 | 234 | 151 | 97 | 229 | 167 | 8 | 8 | 246 | 1827 | 142 | 7 | 1966 | 1715 | 1488 | 1365 | 1136 | 944 | 847 | 650 | 486 | 418 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 15 | S 14 | S 6 | S 18 | SE 14 | NNE 15 | E 14 | NE 14 | — | — | E 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 5 |
125 | 1 | 1 | 205 | 253 | 40 | 99 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 8 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 11 | E 14 | S 18 | NE 15 | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 12 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | NE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 |
1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 |
276 | 249 | 249 | 361 | — | — | 77 | 752 | 1465 | 1457 | 2573 | 2276 | 2300 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 16 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 10 | 41 | 41 | 454 | 136 | 85 | 164 | 100 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 |
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