Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 11PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, near gales from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 9 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
307 | 471 | 617 | 878 | 879 | 1046 | 1181 | 1064 | 702 | 626 | 555 | 559 | 439 | 347 | 313 | 279 | 286 | 2074 | 2307 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:57PM1.66m | 7:24AM1.54m | 7:50PM1.64m | 8:17AM1.54m | 8:41PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19AM0.04m | 1:37PM0.03m | 2:12AM0.03m | 2:30PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
12 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 817 | 741 | 855 | 702 | 626 | 555 | 559 | 439 | 347 | 313 | 279 | 286 | 210 | 210 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSE 9 | ESE 14 | SSW 15 | ESE 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
20 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 55 | 56 | 98 | 162 | 197 | 173 | 184 | 151 | 88 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | — | SSW 18 | S 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 19 |
5 | 19 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 22 | — | 31 | 4 | 61 | 123 | 121 | 184 | 295 | 563 | 417 | 229 | — | 73 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 |
307 | 471 | 617 | 878 | 879 | 1046 | 1181 | 1064 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 144 | 221 | 393 | 1064 | 2074 | 2307 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 134 | 67 | 134 | 134 | 43 | 41 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 85 | 111 | 142 | 153 | 153 | 111 |
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