Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastModerate 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | E 13 | ESE 14 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 21 | 80 | 106 | 116 | 157 | 217 | 198 | 202 | 192 | 229 | 277 | 314 | 309 | 529 | 434 | 547 | 663 | 667 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | E 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 33 | 21 | 80 | 106 | 116 | 157 | 217 | 198 | 202 | 192 | 149 | 144 | 314 | 309 | 529 | 434 | 547 | 531 | 515 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | SE 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 31 | 16 | 61 | 119 | 155 | 229 | 277 | 106 | 106 | 20 | 106 | 44 | 84 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 8 | ESE 18 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NNE 8 | NE 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | E 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 1 | 21 | 46 | 20 | 50 | 19 | 55 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 22 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 74 | 131 | 170 | 151 | 182 | 284 | 270 | 478 | 663 | 667 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 78 | 14 | 33 | 14 | 43 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 85 | 102 | 94 | 85 | 58 | 41 | 41 | 92 | 164 |
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