
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (19 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 11PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the E by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1682 | 1339 | 1134 | 1120 | 1092 | 1466 | 1428 | 1275 | 2865 | 3889 | 4097 | 3758 | 3393 | 2837 | 2203 | 1902 | 1589 | 1195 | 975 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:59PM1.61m | 10:28AM1.48m | 10:50PM1.54m | 11:20AM1.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21AM0.06m | 4:39PM0.12m | 5:11AM0.11m | 5:31PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
1682 | 1339 | 1134 | 1120 | 1092 | 1466 | 1428 | 1275 | 2865 | 3889 | 4097 | 3758 | 3393 | 2837 | 2203 | 1902 | 1589 | 1195 | 975 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 19 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
373 | 292 | 278 | 258 | 206 | 206 | 203 | 441 | 156 | 148 | 145 | 143 | 128 | 126 | 95 | 95 | 97 | 95 | 66 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 199 | 174 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
17 | 137 | 128 | 85 | 85 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
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