Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 6AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2309 | 1858 | 1622 | 1172 | 892 | 764 | 572 | 425 | 341 | 284 | 224 | 164 | 121 | 110 | 74 | 50 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:41PM1.50m | 10:09AM1.50m | 10:30PM1.49m | 11:00AM1.52m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01AM0.13m | 4:26PM0.17m | 4:50AM0.13m | 5:18PM0.17m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 2309 | 1858 | 1622 | 1172 | 892 | 764 | 572 | 425 | 341 | 284 | 224 | 164 | 121 | 110 | 74 | 50 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 61 | 93 |
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