Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Airport Rights today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Airport Rights at 1PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Airport Rights. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 529 | 1135 | 1079 | 694 | 556 | 425 | 396 | 322 | 295 | 240 | 235 | 188 | 188 | 182 | 136 | 98 | 71 | 48 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:37AM1.61m | 11:56PM1.55m | 12:22PM1.59m | 00:39AM1.51m | 1:05PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM0.69m | 6:02PM0.68m | 6:09AM0.71m | 6:44PM0.69m | 6:48AM0.72m | 7:25PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 529 | 1135 | 1079 | 694 | 556 | 425 | 396 | 322 | 295 | 240 | 235 | 188 | 188 | 182 | 136 | 98 | 71 | 48 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 9 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 257 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 125 | 46 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 15 | E 14 | — | E 14 | — | — | — | S 19 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 15 | ESE 13 | S 15 |
| kJ | 23 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 12 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | 24 | 61 | 135 | 215 | 325 | 363 | 353 | 216 | 216 | 266 | 509 | 822 | 1103 | 783 | 493 | 135 | 99 | 114 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 58 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 77 | 64 | 129 | 126 | 135 | 126 | 116 | 116 | 88 | 135 | 77 |
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