Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
14.1°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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 3AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (11 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (11 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.8
ENE
8
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
77
127
127
103
96
76
58
58
28
43
29
30
30
29
19
15
15
15
18
27
20
19
9
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:50AM1.48m
7:11PM1.49m
7:39AM1.50m
7:58PM1.48m
8:25AM1.51m
8:44PM1.46m
Low Tide
00:39AM0.12m
1:03PM0.16m
1:28AM0.12m
1:53PM0.17m
2:14AM0.14m
2:40PM0.18m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
14
15
17
18
19
19
16
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
17
19
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21
19
Feels °C
11
12
13
15
15
16
18
14
13
13
13
15
14
12
11
9
11
11
12
15
15
16
18
15
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