Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.2° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 3AM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)7ft (2.2m)15s
Afternoon (04 Oct)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (04 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
6
1.3
S
16
1.5
S
16
2.2
S
15
2.1
S
14
1.9
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
1.2
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
297
875
1079
2090
1781
1327
995
820
694
671
573
544
486
478
441
302
227
186
186
135
100
94
71
74
Wind (km/h)
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NNE
35
NNE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:09AM1.49m
12:40PM1.57m
1:06AM1.46m
1:38PM1.55m
2:06AM1.44m
2:38PM1.53m
Low Tide
6:25AM0.11m
7:02PM0.14m
7:22AM0.13m
8:00PM0.16m
8:20AM0.15m
8:59PM0.16m
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clear
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Temp °C
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
2
3
3
3
4
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
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