Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 4PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 137 | 100 | 73 | 84 | 77 | 96 | 89 | 158 | 183 | 281 | 282 | 253 | 477 | 497 | 452 | 360 | 142 | 107 | 71 | 102 | 105 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:38PM1.53m | 3:07AM1.42m | 3:37PM1.52m | 4:07AM1.42m | 4:35PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20AM0.15m | 8:59PM0.16m | 9:19AM0.16m | 9:57PM0.16m | 10:18AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 137 | 100 | 73 | 71 | 46 | 65 | 56 | 83 | 183 | 281 | 282 | 239 | 477 | 497 | 452 | 360 | 142 | 107 | 71 | 102 | 105 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 12 | E 8 | NE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 38 | 38 | 42 | 37 | 46 | 31 | 29 | 18 | 46 | 152 | 253 | 44 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 131 | 92 | 67 | 40 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | E 12 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | S 15 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 18 | 47 | 46 | 52 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 18 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 62 | 84 | 77 | 96 | 89 | 158 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 31 | 44 | 72 | 73 | 37 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 214 | 67 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 99 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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