Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 4AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 84 | 119 | 157 | 363 | 443 | 631 | 1408 | 1308 | 2479 | 2652 | 2897 | 2536 | 2130 | 2277 | 3118 | 3406 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:25PM1.47m | 7:48AM1.41m | 8:09PM1.49m | 8:34AM1.45m | 8:54PM1.49m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46AM0.18m | 2:02PM0.19m | 2:30AM0.16m | 2:48PM0.17m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 9 | S 13 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 72 | 74 | 79 | 113 | 103 | 138 | 631 | 1408 | 1308 | 8 | 2652 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 2277 | 3118 | 3406 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 9 | S 17 | S 17 | S 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 11 | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 55 | 84 | 119 | 81 | 363 | 443 | 257 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 30 | — | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | S 18 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 7 | 157 | 52 | 37 | 28 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 2 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | — | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 2532 | 2479 | 3782 | 2897 | 2536 | 2130 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 100 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 85 | 12 | 93 | 88 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
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