Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
13.2° C
0.9° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 9PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)--
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, strong winds from the SW by Sun night).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.7
ESE
16
0.8
ESE
16
0.9
ESE
15
0.9
ESE
15
1.1
ESE
14
1.1
E
13
1.2
ESE
14
2.4
S
8
2.3
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
21
80
106
116
157
217
198
202
192
229
277
314
309
529
434
547
663
667
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
30
SW
40
SW
45
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
40
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:51PM1.35m
2:08AM1.31m
2:39PM1.34m
2:56AM1.29m
3:27PM1.34m
Low Tide
8:00PM0.35m
8:20AM0.30m
8:49PM0.37m
9:07AM0.32m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:12
 mm
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
11
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
5
3
1
2
3
2
3
2
1
-1
-1
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