Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 8AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1263 | 1033 | 861 | 599 | 499 | 405 | 406 | 333 | 274 | 246 | 193 | 186 | 200 | 197 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 135 | 101 | 79 | 72 | 92 | 99 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:32AM1.31m | 5:58PM1.42m | 6:18AM1.34m | 6:42PM1.45m | 7:03AM1.37m | 7:25PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:42AM0.26m | 00:16AM0.26m | 12:29PM0.23m | 1:01AM0.22m | 1:15PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
1263 | 1033 | 861 | 599 | 499 | 405 | 406 | 333 | 274 | 246 | 193 | 186 | 200 | 197 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 135 | 101 | 79 | 72 | 92 | 99 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 12 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 15 | — | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | — | 3 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 28 | 24 | 37 | 39 | 31 | 19 | 15 | 62 | 52 | 50 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 12 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NE 10 | S 15 | NE 10 | NE 9 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 |
10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 27 | 27 | 26 | 49 | 45 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | — | NNW 2 | W 2 |
13 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 54 | 44 | 30 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 38 | — | 1 | 9 | 26 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 76 |
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