Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 2AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, gales from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
480 | 1217 | 2031 | 2385 | 2560 | 2399 | 2329 | 1962 | 1852 | 1692 | 1628 | 1424 | 1469 | 1285 | 440 | 2223 | 3392 | 5491 | 7454 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:41PM1.61m | 9:08AM1.52m | 9:30PM1.55m | 9:58AM1.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02AM0.05m | 3:22PM0.10m | 3:51AM0.09m | 4:12PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 11 | — | SE 16 |
297 | 258 | 284 | 389 | 347 | 435 | 300 | 256 | 202 | 153 | 145 | 113 | 85 | 85 | 440 | 43 | 20 | — | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | SE 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | S 15 | E 9 | E 18 | — | — | — |
121 | 90 | 107 | 9 | 268 | 333 | 306 | 298 | 159 | — | — | — | 68 | 67 | 61 | 6 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SE 15 | SSW 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
229 | 9 | 95 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 |
480 | 1217 | 2031 | 2385 | 2560 | 2399 | 2329 | 1962 | 1852 | 1692 | 1628 | 1424 | 1469 | 1285 | 871 | 2223 | 3392 | 5491 | 7454 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 111 | 164 | 275 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 160 | 92 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 111 | 168 | 456 | 168 | 168 |
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