
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 6AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
86 | 77 | 357 | 346 | 304 | 294 | 270 | 193 | 193 | 207 | 222 | 218 | 204 | 486 | 615 | 541 | 418 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:32PM1.39m | 10:57AM1.42m | 11:18PM1.34m | 11:43AM1.38m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46AM0.24m | 5:14PM0.29m | 5:31AM0.29m | 6:00PM0.33m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
86 | 54 | 357 | 346 | 304 | 294 | 270 | 193 | 193 | 207 | 222 | 218 | 204 | 486 | 615 | 541 | 418 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 14 | S 13 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 17 | S 16 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
24 | 77 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 47 | 70 | 59 | 53 | 54 | 57 | 37 | 157 | 138 | 138 | 138 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 11 | NE 11 | S 14 | S 15 | NE 11 | S 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 19 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
42 | 47 | 5 | 37 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 46 | 82 | 78 | 165 | 175 | 37 | 37 | 51 | 51 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | — | SW 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — |
3 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 66 | 154 | — | 19 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 27 | 25 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 33 |
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