
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 12AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
89 | 43 | 40 | 35 | 20 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 21 | 80 | 106 | 121 | 160 | 224 | 202 | 157 | 155 | 229 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:19AM1.35m | 1:51PM1.35m | 2:08AM1.31m | 2:39PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11PM0.31m | 7:33AM0.27m | 8:00PM0.35m | 8:20AM0.30m | 8:49PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | -2 | -3 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 6 | E 11 | ENE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
89 | 43 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 21 | 80 | 106 | 52 | 160 | 224 | 202 | 157 | 155 | 114 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 11 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 |
23 | 40 | 40 | 35 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 121 | 25 | 16 | 61 | 119 | 155 | 229 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | ESE 11 | S 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 8 | ESE 11 | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 18 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NNE 9 | N 10 |
14 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 4 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 8 |
9 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 50 | 414 | 963 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 93 | 14 | 78 | 33 | 44 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 41 | 100 | 85 | 86 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia | |||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)










