Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 10AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | S 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | ESE 12 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 232 | 219 | 66 | 64 | 1597 | 2493 | 3499 | 3407 | 3919 | 3981 | 2806 | 1812 | 1302 | 874 | 619 | 532 | 433 | 506 | 380 | 293 | 171 | 28 | 431 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:04AM1.30m | 12:31PM1.34m | 00:52AM1.26m | 1:20PM1.32m | 1:41AM1.24m | 2:09PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17AM0.32m | 6:48PM0.36m | 7:04AM0.35m | 7:36PM0.38m | 7:51AM0.35m | 8:26PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 0 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | SE 11 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | ESE 12 | S 17 |
| kJ | 232 | 219 | 66 | 64 | 49 | 38 | 24 | 30 | 3919 | 3981 | 2806 | 1812 | 1302 | 874 | 619 | 532 | 433 | 506 | 380 | 293 | 171 | 28 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 7 | NE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 11 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 7 | E 9 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 105 | 93 | 21 | 14 | 56 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 33 | 29 | 704 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 2 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 10 | — | ENE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | 34 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 33 | — | 9 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | WNW 3 | SW 5 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 101 | 865 | 1597 | 2493 | 3499 | 3407 | 5529 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 10 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 178 | 431 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 10 | 419 | 168 | 141 | 111 | 92 | 88 | 88 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 92 | 58 |
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