
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 1PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NNE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 6 | S 7 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
204 | 178 | 171 | 151 | 113 | 86 | 86 | 77 | 357 | 346 | 304 | 294 | 231 | 495 | 157 | 211 | 222 | 218 | 302 | 371 | 391 | 357 | 339 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:12AM1.45m | 10:32PM1.39m | 10:57AM1.42m | 11:18PM1.34m | 11:43AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02AM0.19m | 4:28PM0.24m | 4:46AM0.24m | 5:14PM0.29m | 5:31AM0.29m | 6:00PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
204 | 178 | 171 | 151 | 113 | 86 | 86 | 54 | 357 | 346 | 304 | 294 | 231 | 171 | 122 | 101 | 103 | 218 | 150 | 140 | 391 | 181 | 124 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | S 13 | NE 6 | S 15 | S 17 | S 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 16 | ESE 11 | S 15 | S 15 |
14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 38 | 42 | 77 | 30 | 11 | 17 | 52 | 47 | 193 | 157 | 211 | 222 | 74 | 54 | 246 | 170 | 357 | 339 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 11 | S 14 | S 18 | NE 11 | E 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 10 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 47 | 5 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 46 | 83 | 82 | 78 | 10 | 256 | 52 | 32 | 135 | 107 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | N 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 8 | — | — |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 60 | 171 | 495 | — | 26 | 8 | 80 | 302 | 371 | 310 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 85 | 92 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
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