Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 4AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | S 6 | S 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 56 | 65 | 81 | 64 | 19 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 2033 | 3307 | 4457 | 4275 | 3897 | 3540 | 3371 | 3150 | 2910 | 2842 | 2671 | 2207 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:54AM1.48m | 10:13PM1.40m | 10:37AM1.45m | 10:58PM1.36m | 11:22AM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43AM0.19m | 4:12PM0.23m | 4:27AM0.23m | 4:57PM0.26m | 5:11AM0.26m | 5:41PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 10 | S 14 | S 12 | S 14 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SE 13 | SE 14 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 36 | 81 | 64 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 82 | 637 | 350 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | S 14 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | S 11 | SW 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | SSW 15 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 172 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 7 | E 12 | — | S 15 | — | S 13 | S 10 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 12 | NE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | — | 14 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NW 3 | SW 4 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | SW 5 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 56 | 65 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 1189 | 2033 | 3307 | 4457 | 4275 | 3897 | 3540 | 3371 | 3150 | 2910 | 2842 | 2671 | 2207 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 78 | 14 | 51 | 14 | 41 | 2 | 61 | 9 | 111 | 111 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 141 | 136 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 307 | 323 | 111 | 94 |
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