Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 12AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 631 | 1422 | 1258 | 2048 | 856 | 3234 | 2367 | 2174 | 2469 | 3160 | 3576 | 3404 | 2977 | 2473 | 1951 | 3718 | 3632 | 2935 | 2309 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:09PM1.49m | 8:34AM1.45m | 8:54PM1.49m | 9:20AM1.48m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30AM0.16m | 2:48PM0.17m | 3:14AM0.14m | 3:36PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 631 | 1422 | 1258 | 2048 | 855 | 29 | 2367 | 2174 | 2469 | 3160 | 3576 | 3404 | 2977 | 2473 | 1951 | 3718 | 3632 | 2935 | 2309 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | SE 11 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | S 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 184 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 646 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | N 4 | SE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | NE 10 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 3281 | 2135 | 3715 | 856 | 3234 | 3508 | 4498 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 516 | 41 | 58 | 41 | 111 | 88 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
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