
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 11AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 12 | S 7 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
373 | 338 | 282 | 268 | 198 | 193 | 169 | 129 | 107 | 91 | 79 | 72 | 57 | 48 | 45 | 74 | 63 | 30 | 294 | 247 | 236 | 226 | 219 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:19AM1.45m | 3:52PM1.56m | 4:19AM1.47m | 4:49PM1.58m | 5:16AM1.49m | 5:43PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32AM0.12m | 10:11PM0.14m | 10:31AM0.10m | 11:08PM0.11m | 11:28AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 |
373 | 338 | 282 | 268 | 198 | 193 | 169 | 129 | 107 | 91 | 79 | 72 | 57 | 48 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 30 | 59 | 90 | 120 | 89 | 69 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 8 | S 14 | S 19 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 45 | 74 | 63 | 6 | 57 | 247 | 65 | 54 | 46 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | NE 16 | NE 15 | E 15 | S 9 | NE 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | S 19 | ENE 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 114 | 34 | 236 | 226 | 219 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NNE 3 | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 105 | 294 | 183 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 41 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
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