Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 1AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 757 | 909 | 1001 | 761 | 865 | 734 | 625 | 1082 | 1240 | 2265 | 1913 | 1609 | 1430 | 1086 | 1003 | 970 | 847 | 723 | 571 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:40PM1.45m | 12:12PM1.46m | 00:34AM1.46m | 1:08PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:34PM0.22m | 6:00AM0.16m | 6:27PM0.21m | 6:53AM0.15m | 7:24PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 611 | 909 | 1001 | 761 | 865 | 734 | 610 | 548 | 1240 | 2265 | 1913 | 1609 | 1430 | 1086 | 1003 | 970 | 847 | 723 | 571 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | S 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 19 | SE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 11 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 92 | 313 | 142 | 265 | 72 | 134 | 625 | 1082 | 425 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 240 | 107 | 50 | 40 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 17 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | S 20 | E 16 | SSE 18 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 13 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 11 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 93 | 35 | 8 | 5 | 249 | 196 | 133 | 162 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 |
| kJ | 757 | 961 | 740 | 616 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 14 |
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