Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
12.4°C
1.3° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 12PM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)18s
Afternoon (27 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)17s
Evening (27 Aug)6ft (1.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
0
3
4
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
17
1.1
S
17
1.3
S
18
1.7
S
17
1.7
S
17
1.6
S
17
1.9
SSE
16
1.9
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
15
1.6
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
1.7
NNE
7
1.1
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
459
724
1021
1719
1680
1456
1892
1718
1292
1060
861
599
499
398
344
333
250
246
193
186
140
261
128
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:45AM1.28m
5:13PM1.39m
5:32AM1.31m
5:58PM1.42m
6:18AM1.34m
6:42PM1.45m
Low Tide
10:55AM0.29m
11:30PM0.30m
11:42AM0.26m
00:16AM0.26m
12:29PM0.23m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
5
5
Temp °C
16
15
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
17
15
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
12
12
9
9
9
7
5
5
5
5
8
7
13
11
8
8
8
9
11
10
9
11
11
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