Airport Rights surf break

Airport Rights surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
14.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Airport Rights today?

The current surf forecast for Airport Rights at 6AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (27 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (27 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

Table - waves today at Airport Rights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the N by Tue night).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.5
S
8
0.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
303
724
1049
1437
1123
947
764
657
546
528
396
319
239
184
134
102
95
39
33
33
22
20
28
41
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
SE
5
SSW
5
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:00AM1.68m
1:27PM1.59m
1:52AM1.64m
2:22PM1.58m
2:44AM1.61m
3:13PM1.58m
Low Tide
6:45PM0.50m
7:13AM0.53m
7:39PM0.54m
8:02AM0.59m
8:34PM0.59m
8:52AM0.66m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:01
7:03
7:03
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5:32
5:31
5:30
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
13
15
15
14
14
14
13
12
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
17
12
12
11
11
12
14
14
13
12
11
9
8
9
10
11
10
10
9
7
7
7
9
11
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
Energy kJ
303
724
1049
1437
1123
947
764
657
546
528
396
319
239
184
134
102
95
38
33
33
21
20
28
27
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
4
0.3
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
16
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
S
15
0.3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
2
3
686
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
39
24
23
22
12
18
41
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
2
11
10
9
9
8
6
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
3
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.6
N
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1.3
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
0.7
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
Energy kJ
2
3
9
16
26
19
16
10
15
31
69
123
69
31
32
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
37
6
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
37
37
53
53
53
63
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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