Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 1PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, near gales from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 18 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
859 | 888 | 951 | 1228 | 876 | 720 | 708 | 653 | 579 | 982 | 313 | 290 | 297 | 527 | 1141 | 2184 | 2662 | 2880 | 3178 | 3130 | 2980 | 2467 | 1941 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:24AM1.54m | 7:50PM1.64m | 8:17AM1.54m | 8:41PM1.61m | 9:08AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19AM0.04m | 1:37PM0.03m | 2:12AM0.03m | 2:30PM0.06m | 3:02AM0.05m | 3:22PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
18 | 18 | 19 | 949 | 876 | 720 | 708 | 653 | 579 | 401 | 313 | 290 | 297 | 297 | 277 | 424 | 376 | 358 | 279 | 240 | 226 | 207 | 251 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 18 | — | SSW 17 | — | — | E 10 | — |
18 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 55 | 56 | 98 | 162 | 255 | 162 | 126 | 121 | 69 | 9 | 9 | 268 | — | 313 | — | — | 94 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 20 | — | ESE 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | ESE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 7 | — | 18 | 31 | 61 | — | — | — | 292 | 344 | 310 | 229 | 223 | 74 | 128 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
859 | 888 | 951 | 1228 | — | — | — | — | — | 982 | 225 | 329 | 349 | 527 | 1141 | 2184 | 2662 | 2880 | 3178 | 3130 | 2980 | 2467 | 1941 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 134 | 134 | 8 | 8 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 102 | 111 | 149 | 153 | 153 | 96 | 160 | 160 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 102 | 94 |
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