
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 7AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
103 | 99 | 156 | 107 | 163 | 405 | 772 | 954 | 872 | 357 | 268 | 340 | 167 | 130 | 130 | 117 | 114 | 109 | 91 | 93 | 98 | 199 | 185 | 176 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:07AM1.42m | 3:37PM1.52m | 4:07AM1.42m | 4:35PM1.51m | 5:05AM1.43m | 5:29PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:19AM0.16m | 9:57PM0.16m | 10:18AM0.17m | 10:54PM0.15m | 11:15AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
75 | 55 | 70 | 107 | 163 | 405 | 772 | 954 | 872 | 357 | 268 | 340 | 167 | 130 | 130 | 117 | 114 | 109 | 91 | 93 | 89 | 84 | 84 | 84 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
32 | 31 | 29 | 18 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 40 | 267 | 168 | 24 | 94 | 70 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 98 | 199 | 185 | 176 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 8 | S 17 | S 18 | E 9 | S 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 18 | E 6 | N 12 | S 6 | S 5 |
38 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 11 | 23 | 54 | 26 | 47 | 38 | 38 | 40 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 57 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — |
103 | 99 | 156 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | — | 62 | 80 | 80 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
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