
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 7AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
581 | 495 | 478 | 469 | 387 | 322 | 257 | 246 | 476 | 290 | 222 | 176 | 163 | 157 | 125 | 122 | 117 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:31AM1.46m | 2:07PM1.53m | 2:31AM1.47m | 3:08PM1.56m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24PM0.20m | 7:49AM0.13m | 8:24PM0.19m | 8:47AM0.11m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
581 | 495 | 478 | 469 | 387 | 322 | 246 | 246 | 476 | 290 | 222 | 176 | 163 | 157 | 125 | 122 | 117 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | E 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 13 |
3 | 57 | 87 | 87 | 186 | 217 | 257 | 201 | 11 | 23 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 79 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 16 | SE 13 | NE 6 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 47 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 26 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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