
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aurora Point today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aurora Point at 4AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Aurora Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 |
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150 | 218 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 235 | 419 | 331 | 246 | 430 | 392 | 434 | 535 | 474 | 405 | 371 | 528 | |
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-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:47AM1.39m | 6:08PM1.46m | 6:34AM1.45m | 6:55PM1.50m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:40PM0.22m | 11:58AM0.21m | 00:26AM0.16m | 12:47PM0.17m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 |
150 | 218 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 235 | 419 | 331 | 246 | 242 | 392 | 434 | 535 | 474 | 405 | 371 | 528 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 15 | S 10 | N 4 | NE 5 | S 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
132 | 89 | 87 | 59 | 57 | 72 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 235 | 231 | 183 | 181 | 175 | 136 | 121 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | NE 3 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | S 10 | WSW 4 | NW 4 | N 9 | NNE 6 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | E 11 | E 11 | S 12 | NE 4 |
14 | 2 | 50 | 47 | 75 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 77 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNW 2 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 4 | SW 10 | SSW 6 | S 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 4 |
2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 120 | 382 | 430 | 642 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 33 | 12 | 45 | 33 | 78 | 102 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
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