Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
12.6°C
1.1° 

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 (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 7PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
1
0
0
0
0
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)
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
S
15
0.7
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.9
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
892
764
572
439
341
284
224
164
156
110
74
50
32
31
18
18
64
113
108
46
33
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
N
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:09AM1.50m
10:30PM1.49m
11:00AM1.52m
11:23PM1.48m
11:55AM1.52m
Low Tide
4:26PM0.17m
4:50AM0.13m
5:18PM0.17m
5:41AM0.14m
6:13PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
Temp °C
13
16
17
18
15
14
14
15
15
16
18
17
15
13
12
11
11
12
13
13
14
Feels °C
10
12
14
15
10
10
10
11
10
10
12
13
10
8
7
7
8
9
8
7
10
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