
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 24s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 22s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 10AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 24s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 22s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1106 | 956 | 943 | 917 | 915 | 3788 | 4081 | 3822 | 3352 | 2920 | 2300 | 1974 | 1682 | 1339 | 1134 | 1120 | 1106 | 1178 | 1447 | 1275 | 3185 | 4273 | 4585 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:39AM1.55m | 9:06PM1.67m | 9:34AM1.52m | 9:59PM1.61m | 10:28AM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:36AM0.01m | 2:53PM0.01m | 3:30AM0.02m | 3:47PM0.06m | 4:21AM0.06m | 4:39PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 |
1106 | 956 | 943 | 917 | 777 | 3788 | 4081 | 3822 | 3352 | 2920 | 2300 | 1974 | 1682 | 1339 | 1134 | 1120 | 1106 | 1178 | 1447 | 1275 | 3185 | 4273 | 4585 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
602 | 569 | 353 | 347 | 279 | 704 | 693 | 586 | 586 | 499 | 461 | 384 | 373 | 292 | 278 | 258 | 206 | 203 | 203 | 158 | 156 | 148 | 133 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | — | S 28 | S 19 | S 24 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | ESE 12 | — | — |
236 | — | 15 | 66 | 915 | 291 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 470 | 174 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | 24 | 32 | 40 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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