Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.8° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 10AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (26 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Evening (26 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Wed night).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
15
0.4
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
18
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
1
S
8
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
115
75
43
99
135
124
107
100
56
53
46
25
23
86
9
20
49
62
140
225
322
223
161
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
ESE
30
NE
25
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
30
SSW
25
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NE
15
NNE
20
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
40
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
High Tide
6:15AM1.46m
6:35PM1.48m
7:05AM1.54m
7:26PM1.53m
7:56AM1.60m
8:18PM1.56m
Low Tide
12:27PM0.19m
00:52AM0.11m
1:20PM0.14m
1:42AM0.07m
2:13PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
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6:07
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7:37
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7:37
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Temp °C
14
13
14
15
16
21
18
16
16
16
17
19
18
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
16
Feels °C
12
10
11
12
10
16
12
10
10
10
11
14
14
6
7
9
10
11
10
10
10
10
8
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