Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 12PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 176 | 176 | 172 | 159 | 132 | 126 | 130 | 259 | 204 | 178 | 171 | 168 | 113 | 86 | 86 | 101 | 269 | 346 | 278 | 222 | 207 | 244 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:26AM1.49m | 9:46PM1.44m | 10:12AM1.45m | 10:32PM1.39m | 10:57AM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17AM0.14m | 3:42PM0.19m | 4:02AM0.19m | 4:28PM0.24m | 4:46AM0.24m | 5:14PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 176 | 176 | 172 | 159 | 132 | 126 | 130 | 259 | 204 | 178 | 171 | 168 | 113 | 86 | 86 | 101 | 269 | 346 | 278 | 222 | 207 | 180 | 186 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 14 | NE 6 | S 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 42 | 39 | 39 | 63 | 58 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 42 | 77 | 26 | 28 | 16 | 32 | 47 | 157 | 157 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | ESE 13 | NE 4 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 15 | ESE 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 10 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 24 | 32 | 30 | 37 | 6 | 52 | 20 | 45 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | — | N 6 | WNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 2 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 32 | 69 | — | 27 | 99 | 128 | 244 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 58 |
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