Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.8° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 7AM is: 2.0m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)6ft (1.9m)18s
Afternoon (19 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)17s
Evening (19 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
4
4
4
5
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
22
2.1
S
21
2.1
S
20
2
S
19
1.9
S
18
1.8
S
18
1.7
S
17
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.9
S
15
2
S
19
2.3
S
19
2.5
S
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4081
3822
3352
2920
2300
1974
1682
1339
1290
1120
1092
1010
984
1589
2865
3929
4537
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
15
W
25
WSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:06PM1.67m
9:34AM1.52m
9:59PM1.61m
10:28AM1.48m
Low Tide
3:30AM0.02m
3:47PM0.06m
4:21AM0.06m
4:39PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
11
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
9
9
9
7
7
8
8
10
8
7
6
7
6
7
6
6
6
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