Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.8° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 8AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.7
ESE
16
0.8
ESE
16
0.8
ESE
15
0.9
ESE
15
1.1
ESE
14
1
E
13
1.2
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
13
2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
33
32
31
33
21
80
110
116
157
169
155
202
195
229
277
249
309
529
361
539
523
462
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
W
35
SW
45
SW
50
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:19AM1.35m
1:51PM1.35m
2:08AM1.31m
2:39PM1.34m
2:56AM1.29m
3:27PM1.34m
Low Tide
7:33AM0.27m
8:00PM0.35m
8:20AM0.30m
8:49PM0.37m
9:07AM0.32m
clear
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:12
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
14
16
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
10
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
9
6
6
9
11
8
9
9
9
10
10
8
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
0
1
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