Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 9AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 72 | 67 | 63 | 216 | 261 | 183 | 128 | 90 | 75 | 271 | 143 | 155 | 168 | 211 | 168 | 110 | 116 | 125 | 127 | 143 | 143 | 146 | 133 | 158 | 136 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:13AM1.47m | 7:31PM1.41m | 7:57AM1.48m | 8:15PM1.40m | 8:40AM1.48m | 8:59PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27PM0.24m | 1:43AM0.20m | 2:13PM0.24m | 2:27AM0.21m | 2:58PM0.25m | 3:11AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | 7:57 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 6 | S 11 | E 8 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 67 | 63 | 56 | 55 | 51 | 47 | 24 | 34 | 123 | 21 | 57 | 9 | 127 | 124 | 110 | 116 | 125 | 127 | 137 | 143 | 146 | 133 | 158 | 136 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 7 | S 11 | S 15 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 80 | 72 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 25 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSW 5 | E 10 | N 19 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 11 | 45 | 43 | — | 84 | 85 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | — | NNW 2 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | W 4 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 31 | 28 | 22 | 62 | 216 | 261 | 183 | 128 | 90 | 75 | 271 | 143 | 155 | 168 | 211 | 168 | — | 1 | — | 125 | 143 | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 14 | 14 | 41 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
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