Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Issued: 11 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
14.1° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 2PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Afternoon (23 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (23 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Mainly near gales.

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
3
2
2
2
2
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
16
2
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
0.8
SSE
12
2
NE
7
2.5
ENE
7
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3.5
NE
9
3
NE
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
2.3
S
8
2.5
S
9
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2702
1877
1225
918
747
600
427
408
319
193
342
682
1103
1229
1148
1684
1277
677
552
506
675
994
1495
1978
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
50
NE
50
NE
55
NE
60
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
15
N
5
NNW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
50
S
50
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:44PM1.40m
1:03AM1.43m
1:37PM1.37m
1:54AM1.38m
2:27PM1.35m
2:43AM1.34m
Low Tide
6:32AM0.14m
6:52PM0.23m
7:22AM0.19m
7:44PM0.29m
8:10AM0.23m
8:35PM0.33m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
5
4
2
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
15
14
15
15
13
12
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
7
7
7
7
8
6
7
7
7
7
6
5
4
3
7
7
13
15
7
5
5
5
4
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
16
2
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
2.3
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
Energy kJ
2702
1877
1225
918
747
600
427
408
319
192
280
225
222
168
126
785
631
677
552
506
372
388
499
499
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
6
6
3
3
3
150
127
91
96
102
60
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
173
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.6
ENE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
2
NE
7
2.5
ENE
7
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
3.5
NE
9
3
NE
9
1.9
SSW
6
2.3
S
8
2.5
S
9
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
Energy kJ
21
8
17
29
49
71
74
119
193
342
682
1103
1229
1148
1684
1277
263
675
994
1495
1978
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
Distance (km)
12
12
9
9
9
12
12
9
14
58
67
295
295
293
14
12
9
0
78
85
102
85
111
160
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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