Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 11 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 257 | 206 | 476 | 290 | 222 | 176 | 163 | 127 | 125 | 122 | 117 | 98 | 92 | 189 | 461 | 528 | 306 | 263 | 307 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 11 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 246 | 206 | 476 | 290 | 222 | 176 | 163 | 127 | 125 | 122 | 117 | 98 | 86 | 189 | 461 | 528 | 224 | 181 | 307 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 18 | SE 11 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 257 | 201 | 29 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 57 | 95 | 92 | 114 | 161 | 155 | 60 | 263 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 16 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | W 3 | W 2 | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 23 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 40 | 191 | 603 | 724 | 306 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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