
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Airport Rights today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Airport Rights at 6PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Airport Rights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
160 | 132 | 81 | 65 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 41 | 43 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 36 | 150 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:56AM1.64m | 8:22PM1.59m | 8:44AM1.64m | 9:11PM1.58m | 9:31AM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16PM0.63m | 2:35AM0.69m | 3:10PM0.66m | 3:22AM0.70m | 3:59PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NW 6 | NNW 7 |
160 | 132 | 81 | 65 | 39 | 37 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 41 | 43 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 83 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 8 | SSW 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
96 | 55 | 49 | 60 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 24 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
43 | 21 | 39 | 19 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 41 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 |
22 | 34 | 43 | 39 | 52 | 87 | 190 | 261 | 309 | 325 | 412 | 396 | 292 | 224 | 222 | 251 | 173 | 143 | 184 | 5 | 150 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 53 | 53 | 58 | 77 | 107 | 107 | 77 | 88 | 63 | 60 | 53 | 53 | 58 | 53 | 58 | 53 |
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