
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 6AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 17 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
178 | 157 | 114 | 78 | 91 | 135 | 127 | 112 | 109 | 125 | 178 | 234 | 205 | 249 | 229 | 167 | 211 | 644 | 592 | 1062 | 1676 | 2221 | 2094 | 1835 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 8:47AM1.65m | 9:10PM1.57m | 9:39AM1.67m | 10:03PM1.57m | 10:33AM1.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33AM0.04m | 3:06PM0.07m | 3:26AM0.02m | 4:01PM0.05m | 4:19AM0.03m | 4:56PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 7 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 17 | NE 14 | S 16 | S 15 | E 13 | NE 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
178 | 157 | 114 | 78 | 49 | 135 | 127 | 112 | 109 | 178 | 178 | 234 | 181 | 135 | 229 | 167 | 211 | 8 | 310 | 216 | 3 | 7 | 2094 | 1835 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 5 | S 16 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 15 | S 14 | S 19 | S 18 | S 13 | NE 15 | S 12 | E 14 | — | — | E 13 | NE 13 |
9 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 54 | 51 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 125 | 1 | 1 | 205 | 249 | 28 | 97 | 85 | 8 | 103 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 17 | S 17 | E 13 | NNE 3 | NNE 5 | E 13 | NE 5 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 11 | E 14 | E 11 | NE 15 | NE 14 | SE 13 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | E 12 |
3 | 8 | 7 | 52 | 91 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 11 | S 12 | — | — |
2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 80 | 329 | 168 | 209 | 320 | — | 136 | 222 | 657 | 644 | 592 | 1062 | 1676 | 2221 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 33 | 58 | 58 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 4 | 11 | 41 | 149 | 103 | 88 | 96 | 314 | 610 | 0 | 0 |
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