Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
13.3° C
1.1° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 2PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (08 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, near gales from the S by Thu night).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
4
1
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0
0
0
0
0
!
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!
!
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2
2
!
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
10
2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.7
E
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.9
S
10
2.5
S
9
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
11
4
SE
10
4
SE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
3
SE
10
2.4
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
640
757
684
584
706
504
504
697
1111
2445
2338
2704
4178
5450
4568
4501
3820
2721
1913
1887
1320
1300
1657
986
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
20
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
S
40
SSE
50
S
50
S
55
SSE
55
S
55
S
55
S
55
S
50
S
50
S
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:42AM1.35m
00:02AM1.43m
12:34PM1.39m
00:54AM1.44m
1:29PM1.45m
1:50AM1.46m
Low Tide
5:54PM0.26m
6:24AM0.20m
6:46PM0.25m
7:15AM0.17m
7:42PM0.22m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
2
1
2
3
1
2
6
7
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
7
7
8
6
9
5
8
10
5
4
4
3
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
3
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