Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 3PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 9 | S 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 840 | 678 | 591 | 606 | 564 | 471 | 333 | 291 | 281 | 257 | 176 | 168 | 214 | 210 | 172 | 153 | 144 | 116 | 94 | 75 | 57 | 123 | 119 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:26PM1.50m | 2:49AM1.49m | 3:26PM1.57m | 3:49AM1.52m | 4:25PM1.62m | 4:49AM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09AM0.13m | 8:40PM0.19m | 9:06AM0.10m | 9:41PM0.15m | 10:04AM0.06m | 10:42PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 18 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 840 | 678 | 591 | 229 | 564 | 471 | 333 | 286 | 281 | 217 | 172 | 168 | 214 | 210 | 172 | 153 | 121 | 116 | 88 | 75 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 19 | S 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 58 | 35 | 175 | 35 | 291 | 339 | 322 | 291 | 272 | 257 | 176 | 163 | 148 | 134 | 163 | 149 | 144 | 100 | 94 | 68 | 46 | 123 | 119 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 20 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | S 14 | S 13 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 42 | 123 | 33 | 81 | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | 28 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 33 | 55 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 176 | 118 | 70 | 606 | 82 | 84 | 46 | 35 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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