Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
13.4° 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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 7AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (02 Aug)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (02 Aug)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, near gales from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
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3
3
4
4
4
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
11
3.5
S
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1
S
13
1.4
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1968
3671
2593
2081
1735
1431
1104
1008
885
787
711
668
551
460
345
335
540
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
W
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
10
SW
20
WSW
25
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:56PM1.45m
8:16AM1.34m
8:38PM1.45m
9:00AM1.36m
Low Tide
2:18AM0.24m
2:28PM0.23m
3:01AM0.22m
3:12PM0.22m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
9
10
8
7
7
9
10
11
11
11
10
9
10
13
14
15
13
Feels °C
1
3
1
1
2
4
5
8
7
6
6
5
5
10
11
10
7
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