Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Airport Rights today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Airport Rights at 9PM is: 5.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 4.0m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Airport Rights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun night, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2210 | 3673 | 7035 | 3887 | 2324 | 1317 | 815 | 530 | 392 | 346 | 404 | 336 | 260 | 184 | 113 | 1033 | 765 | 477 | 275 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | on | on | off | off |
High Tide | 00:00AM1.49m | 12:25PM1.54m | 00:42AM1.46m | 1:06PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07PM0.67m | 6:09AM0.71m | 6:46PM0.66m | 6:46AM0.70m | 7:23PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 10 | NW 6 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 4853 | 3887 | 2324 | 1317 | 815 | 530 | 392 | 346 | 404 | 336 | 260 | 184 | 27 | 45 | 765 | 477 | 275 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 12 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | NW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 30 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 6 | 44 | 44 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | E 9 | N 16 | N 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | E 9 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 14 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 13 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 5 | S 8 | — | — | NW 2 |
| kJ | 2210 | 3673 | 7035 | — | — | 10 | 61 | 83 | 105 | 163 | 215 | 312 | 309 | 189 | 113 | 1033 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 323 | 237 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 53 | 53 | 64 | 114 | 111 | 111 | 64 | 0 | 37 |
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