Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.4° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 3AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (10 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (10 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
7
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.5
S
11
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
1
NE
8
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
153
146
138
88
88
85
75
62
66
68
83
64
113
60
61
59
45
30
30
30
20
19
19
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ENE
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:59AM1.45m
6:21PM1.50m
6:50AM1.48m
7:11PM1.49m
7:39AM1.50m
7:58PM1.48m
Low Tide
11:48PM0.13m
12:10PM0.17m
00:39AM0.12m
1:03PM0.16m
1:28AM0.12m
1:53PM0.17m
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Temp °C
14
13
13
14
14
15
14
14
14
15
16
17
19
18
19
18
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
Feels °C
13
11
12
13
12
13
12
12
12
13
14
15
17
14
16
15
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
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