Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
12.5° C
1.4° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 10PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)--
Afternoon (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (09 Aug)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Tue night).

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
2
0
0
1
1
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.6
SE
12
1.1
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.1
SE
11
1.4
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
257
206
476
290
222
176
163
127
125
122
117
98
92
189
461
528
306
263
307
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
N
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
S
0
SW
10
NW
25
SW
20
W
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:07PM1.53m
2:31AM1.47m
3:08PM1.56m
3:32AM1.49m
4:08PM1.60m
Low Tide
8:24PM0.19m
8:47AM0.11m
9:25PM0.16m
9:47AM0.08m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
13
14
13
13
12
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
7
9
11
10
9
9
8
10
11
12
10
7
6
4
4
5
6
8
10
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