Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 19s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 19s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 7AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 19s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1134 | 1120 | 1092 | 1466 | 1428 | 1275 | 2830 | 3889 | 4097 | 3758 | 3393 | 2600 | 2203 | 1902 | 1430 | 1195 | 975 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on |
High Tide | 9:59PM1.61m | 10:28AM1.48m | 10:50PM1.54m | 11:20AM1.44m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21AM0.06m | 4:39PM0.12m | 5:11AM0.11m | 5:31PM0.19m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 1134 | 1120 | 1092 | 1466 | 1428 | 1275 | 2830 | 3889 | 4097 | 3758 | 3393 | 2600 | 2203 | 1902 | 1430 | 1195 | 975 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 19 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 278 | 258 | 206 | 206 | 203 | 441 | 156 | 148 | 145 | 143 | 128 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 97 | 95 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 199 | 174 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 128 | 85 | 85 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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