
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (21 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 12AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1257 | 1065 | 1145 | 1160 | 967 | 733 | 694 | 483 | 425 | 355 | 288 | 251 | 202 | 602 | 618 | 573 | 468 | 353 | 262 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:39PM1.33m | 2:03AM1.23m | 2:27PM1.32m | 2:53AM1.23m | 3:16PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:00PM0.36m | 8:12AM0.36m | 8:48PM0.35m | 9:01AM0.35m | 9:36PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
1257 | 1065 | 1145 | 1160 | 967 | 733 | 694 | 483 | 425 | 355 | 288 | 251 | 202 | 602 | 618 | 573 | 468 | 353 | 262 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 3 | ENE 11 |
4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 48 | 177 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | — | ENE 10 | — | — | — | E 15 | NE 15 | E 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | — | — | — | — | ENE 11 | ENE 3 |
10 | — | 10 | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
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