Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 3PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
368 | 356 | 290 | 174 | 476 | 434 | 347 | 594 | 600 | 580 | 508 | 381 | 343 | 267 | 438 | 855 | 1009 | 1526 | 2610 | 1859 | 2080 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:38PM1.34m | 3:57AM1.27m | 4:26PM1.36m | 4:45AM1.28m | 5:13PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18AM0.33m | 9:52PM0.37m | 10:07AM0.31m | 10:42PM0.34m | 10:55AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 16 |
368 | 356 | 290 | 174 | 476 | 434 | 347 | 594 | 600 | 580 | 508 | 381 | 343 | 267 | 438 | 855 | 1009 | 1526 | 2610 | 1859 | 2080 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 18 | S 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 19 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 6 | ESE 11 | SSE 7 | E 10 |
33 | 31 | 55 | 172 | 32 | 29 | 64 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 67 | 12 | 143 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | ESE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | ESE 11 | — | — | — |
3 | 1 | 31 | 32 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 12 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | SSW 17 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1377 | 59 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 9 | 92 | 76 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
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