Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.96° E

Aurora Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aurora Point sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.7° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 11PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)--
Afternoon (14 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (14 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
!
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
8
0.5
NE
6
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.2
ENE
9
3.5
S
9
4
S
10
4.5
S
11
4.5
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
19
17
16
16
16
20
56
81
65
69
20
17
15
8
1960
3297
4709
4503
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
N
20
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
35
N
35
WSW
15
WSW
20
NW
20
W
35
SW
55
SSW
55
SSW
60
SSW
60
SSW
50
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:29PM1.43m
9:54AM1.48m
10:13PM1.40m
10:37AM1.45m
Low Tide
3:43AM0.19m
4:12PM0.23m
4:27AM0.23m
4:57PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
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6:22
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6:20
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7:23
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7:24
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7:25
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 mm
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1
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2
3
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
18
17
17
16
18
20
17
13
12
12
11
10
9
10
9
10
10
Feels °C
20
20
15
14
13
12
13
15
11
7
8
7
6
3
-3
-2
-3
-3
-2
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