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Airport Rights surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Airport Rights surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Airport Rights sea temperature is
16.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Airport Rights today?
The current surf forecast for Airport Rights at 8PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Airport Rights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | |
314 | 427 | 427 | 440 | 440 | 414 | 314 | 232 | 224 | 232 | 228 | 298 | 298 | 613 | 1021 | 1315 | 1404 | 975 | 878 | 668 | 636 | 520 | 467 | 319 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 11:37AM1.64m | 00:06AM1.73m | 12:32PM1.61m | 1:00AM1.68m | 1:27PM1.59m | 1:52AM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51PM0.47m | 6:25AM0.48m | 6:45PM0.50m | 7:13AM0.53m | 7:39PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 |
 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 314 | 427 | 427 | 440 | 440 | 414 | 314 | 232 | 224 | 232 | 228 | 298 | 298 | 613 | 1021 | 1315 | 1404 | 975 | 878 | 668 | 636 | 520 | 467 | 319 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 9 | E 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | S 5 | — | S 16 | — | — | — | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 11 | — | 667 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | E 8 | S 11 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 23 | 34 | 61 | 52 | 11 | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 53 | 0 | 60 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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