Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (11 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 6AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 98 | 87 | 128 | 131 | 109 | 97 | 70 | 372 | 250 | 143 | 34 | 113 | 137 | 164 | 154 | 143 | 121 | 152 | 131 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 175 | 90 | 167 | 295 | 285 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:57AM1.48m | 8:15PM1.40m | 8:40AM1.48m | 8:59PM1.39m | 9:23AM1.47m | 9:42PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43AM0.20m | 2:13PM0.24m | 2:27AM0.21m | 2:58PM0.25m | 3:11AM0.23m | 3:43PM0.26m | 3:54AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | 7:58 |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | E 7 | S 12 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 47 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 73 | 133 | 54 | 34 | 113 | 137 | 151 | 154 | 143 | 121 | 152 | 131 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 36 | 90 | 65 | 295 | 285 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 8 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 15 | ENE 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 5 | S 14 | S 13 | ENE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 45 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 46 | 8 | 51 | 33 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 43 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 2 | 65 | 167 | 66 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | N 18 | N 18 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 11 | S 14 | S 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 12 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | SSW 5 | — | E 4 | E 4 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 34 | 7 | 20 | 11 | 39 | 43 | 42 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 84 | 6 | 2 | — | 9 | 5 | 183 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | — | NNW 3 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | W 4 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | S 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 10 | ENE 4 | — | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | 98 | 87 | 128 | 131 | 109 | 97 | 70 | 372 | 250 | 143 | — | 1 | 131 | 164 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 175 | 13 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 14 | 12 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 153 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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