Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

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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) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s 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 3AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (04 Aug)13ft (4.0m)11s
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 19mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, near gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
2
1
1
1
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0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
2.4
S
15
3
S
14
3.5
S
10
4
S
11
4
S
13
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
5
S
12
5
S
12
5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
540
511
447
2662
3978
2011
3251
5696
5232
5353
6580
7318
6634
5675
4599
3888
3256
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
WSW
35
WSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
55
SW
55
SW
55
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:20PM1.45m
9:44AM1.38m
10:03PM1.45m
10:30AM1.40m
Low Tide
3:43AM0.20m
3:57PM0.22m
4:26AM0.19m
4:44PM0.22m
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
9
8
7
8
8
7
5
6
8
9
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
8
6
4
-2
-2
-5
-4
-4
-6
-7
-7
-5
-3
-3
-2
-1
0
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