Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
12.4°C
1.2° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 10AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (31 Aug)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (31 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
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2
4
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3
2
3
3
4
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
18
0.8
S
17
0.9
S
17
1.2
S
15
2
S
13
2
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
3
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2
S
13
2.4
S
17
2.3
S
16
2.2
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
119
157
363
438
631
1408
1248
2561
2792
2894
2618
2017
2065
2826
3208
3095
2694
2436
1919
1440
3394
2909
2177
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
45
WSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
25
SW
10
SSW
0
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NE
10
NE
10
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:48AM1.41m
8:09PM1.49m
8:34AM1.45m
8:54PM1.49m
9:20AM1.48m
Low Tide
1:46AM0.18m
2:02PM0.19m
2:30AM0.16m
2:48PM0.17m
3:14AM0.14m
3:36PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
12
14
16
17
15
13
9
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
12
14
15
15
14
Feels °C
10
8
8
9
10
8
3
2
3
0
-1
2
6
9
6
6
6
6
8
11
12
12
10
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