Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 12AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 274 | 273 | 217 | 210 | 167 | 153 | 115 | 78 | 56 | 38 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 78 | 220 | 262 | 446 | 1509 | 1575 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 1:30AM1.29m | 2:00PM1.33m | 2:19AM1.27m | 2:49PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24PM0.36m | 7:42AM0.33m | 8:13PM0.38m | 8:30AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 274 | 273 | 217 | 210 | 167 | 153 | 115 | 78 | 56 | 38 | 19 | 33 | 30 | 78 | 220 | 262 | 277 | 1509 | 1575 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 17 | S 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 13 | 14 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 8 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 53 | 446 | 35 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | S 17 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 15 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 34 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 5 | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 12 | 33 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
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