Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.5° 

Aurora Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 11AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (02 Aug)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (02 Aug)6ft (1.9m)11s

Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, near gales from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
!
3
3
4
4
4
2
1
1
2
1
3
2
1
2
1
0
2
!
!
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1
S
13
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
S
12
2.5
S
15
3.5
S
8
4
S
10
5
S
12
5
S
13
4.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2593
2044
1735
1431
1104
1008
885
787
711
668
551
451
345
345
540
511
425
2799
1563
3044
6939
8337
7373
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
15
SW
30
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
SSW
50
SSW
55
SW
60
SW
60
SW
60
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:16AM1.34m
8:38PM1.45m
9:00AM1.36m
9:20PM1.45m
9:44AM1.38m
Low Tide
2:18AM0.24m
2:28PM0.23m
3:01AM0.22m
3:12PM0.22m
3:43AM0.20m
3:57PM0.22m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
7
9
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
13
14
15
13
12
12
10
8
8
8
7
7
Feels °C
1
1
2
5
6
7
7
6
6
6
5
11
10
8
8
5
3
2
-3
-4
-6
-7
-6
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