Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.0° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 10PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)--
Afternoon (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
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
0.2
S
16
0.7
ENE
5
0.2
S
14
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
40
28
19
18
18
17
15
20
19
16
8
8
8
21
20
20
19
17
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
N
5
N
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
20
NNW
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:58PM1.48m
8:25AM1.51m
8:44PM1.46m
9:10AM1.50m
9:29PM1.43m
Low Tide
2:14AM0.14m
2:40PM0.18m
2:59AM0.16m
3:27PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
16
18
20
21
22
19
19
18
17
19
22
22
21
19
Feels °C
13
12
10
11
12
15
18
17
17
18
15
16
16
14
17
21
21
17
16
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