Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.8° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 8AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (07 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (07 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
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!
0
!
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0
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.6
S
6
2.2
S
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.4
SSE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
49
46
45
29
588
1151
1431
1755
1514
1302
874
760
569
727
408
383
371
349
260
216
164
143
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
W
10
SSW
30
S
30
SE
45
SSW
55
SW
55
SSW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
SW
10
N
15
NNE
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:17AM1.45m
1:52PM1.53m
2:18AM1.45m
2:52PM1.55m
3:19AM1.45m
3:52PM1.56m
Low Tide
7:33AM0.14m
8:11PM0.18m
8:32AM0.13m
9:11PM0.16m
9:32AM0.12m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
1
1
2
1
7
9
3
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
12
12
12
12
11
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
11
13
12
8
10
6
6
3
-3
-1
-1
0
2
3
4
5
5
6
7
8
8
7
5
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