Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.6° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 8AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (04 Aug)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (04 Aug)15ft (4.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
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0
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2
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
12
1.4
S
15
3
S
14
3
S
13
3.5
S
12
4
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
5
S
12
5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
4
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
2.4
SSE
11
2
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
447
918
3727
3012
3167
4773
5246
5446
6692
7318
6362
5093
4329
3840
3021
3610
2998
2773
2184
1381
823
848
687
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
55
SW
55
SW
60
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:44AM1.38m
10:03PM1.45m
10:30AM1.40m
10:50PM1.45m
11:19AM1.43m
Low Tide
3:43AM0.20m
3:57PM0.22m
4:26AM0.19m
4:44PM0.22m
5:12AM0.17m
5:34PM0.22m
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
10
8
7
8
8
8
6
6
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
9
Feels °C
4
0
-1
-3
-4
-4
-5
-6
-7
-5
-4
-2
-2
-1
0
1
0
-1
-1
1
3
3
4
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