Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.7° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 4PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (27 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
1
ESE
14
1
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
1.9
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.5
S
9
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.7
S
16
2
S
17
2.2
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
243
235
419
331
246
447
411
373
464
494
431
400
537
638
681
713
633
704
1398
2316
2798
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
45
SW
45
SW
35
SW
20
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NE
10
ENE
5
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
7:08PM1.46m
7:34AM1.45m
7:55PM1.50m
8:21AM1.51m
8:42PM1.52m
Low Tide
12:58PM0.21m
1:26AM0.16m
1:47PM0.17m
2:13AM0.12m
2:37PM0.14m
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:50
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6:48
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6:48
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8:07
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7:08
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4
2
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Temp °C
17
18
17
11
9
9
8
8
10
11
12
13
13
11
11
11
12
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
13
13
12
1
-1
1
2
4
7
7
8
10
8
6
4
5
5
7
9
9
10
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