Aurora Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
13.2° C
1.0° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 12AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (16 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
13
0.5
E
15
0.7
E
15
0.5
ESE
17
0.6
ESE
17
1.1
ESE
17
1.3
ESE
17
1.4
ESE
16
1.5
ESE
16
1.6
ESE
16
1.7
ESE
16
1.7
ESE
16
1.7
ESE
16
1.7
ESE
15
1.7
ESE
15
1.6
ESE
15
1.6
ESE
15
1.5
ESE
14
1.5
ESE
14
1.4
ESE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
56
37
37
58
109
215
157
235
754
896
976
1137
1271
1447
1411
1376
1288
1271
1121
1106
956
943
811
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
5
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
20
W
15
SW
25
SSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
N
20
N
15
N
15
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:22PM1.71m
6:46AM1.58m
7:18PM1.72m
7:43AM1.57m
8:13PM1.71m
8:39AM1.55m
Low Tide
00:42AM0.04m
1:01PM-0.02m
1:40AM0.01m
1:57PM-0.02m
2:36AM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:05
5:06
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
14
13
14
15
17
16
14
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
Feels °C
13
12
12
12
13
11
11
11
14
11
10
7
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
7
6
7
9
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