Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
12.6° C
1.3° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 8AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 11). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (11 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu night).

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
12
1
SE
12
1.5
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
8
1
SE
11
0.9
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.6
SE
11
1.5
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
278
355
440
354
229
200
227
203
197
226
186
615
451
425
334
235
202
203
152
149
80
118
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
0
SSE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:32AM1.49m
4:08PM1.60m
4:32AM1.51m
5:06PM1.64m
5:31AM1.53m
6:03PM1.66m
Low Tide
9:47AM0.08m
10:26PM0.13m
10:46AM0.05m
11:26PM0.09m
11:45AM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
5
5
5
7
8
10
11
10
8
7
7
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
7
7
7
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